FNUS76 KSGX 261233
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
433 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SLOW COOLING WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TO 35
MPH NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE MARINE LAYER
WILL KEEP HUMIDITIES HIGHER FOR THE COAST AND WESTERN VALLEYS. FOR
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...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 A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION ALONG AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. WARMING TOWARD THE END OF THE
WEEK FROM HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS EAST 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500-4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING 1000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY
                    FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 6 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 21 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500-4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 40 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 27. HIGHS AROUND 42. WINDS WEST 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 33. HIGHS AROUND 50. WINDS WEST 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 34. HIGHS
AROUND 52. WINDS WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PHIL GONSALVES
REQUESTED BY...JIM HUSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120226.USFSC.01/SGX