FNUS76 KSGX 131150
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...CNF DESC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
450 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS TODAY. DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO
AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. LIGHT DOWNSLOPE
WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME WEST AND STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.
INCREASING HUMIDITY ON FRIDAY WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS. RAIN SHOWERS
MAY BEGIN AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING...CHANGING TO SNOW ABOVE
4000 FT AND INCREASING IN INTENSITY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW
LEVEL WILL LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FT ON SUNDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
SATURDAY MORNING...BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 5000-5500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL...BECOMING 4500-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING..
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 42. HIGHS AROUND 64. WINDS NORTHWEST
5 TO 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 43. HIGHS AROUND 62. WINDS WEST 5 TO
10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 38. HIGHS AROUND
49. WINDS WEST 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK HEALY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.USFSC.01/SGX