FNUS76 KSGX 251300
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
500 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING SLOW COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES IN THE
COASTAL AREAS AND INLAND VALLEYS TODAY AND SUNDAY. FOR LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS...SHOWERS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND MUCH LOWER TEMPERATURES.
CONTINUED BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WARMING
TOWARD NEXT WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTH 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 20 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING 1500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHWEST 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTH 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3000-3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING 1000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. LOWS AROUND 33. HIGHS AROUND 39. WINDS WEST
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 27. HIGHS AROUND
44. WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 33. HIGHS AROUND 52. WINDS WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PHIL GONSALVES
REQUESTED BY...JIM HUSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120225.USFSC.01/SGX