FNUS76 KSGX 140910
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...CNF DESC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
210 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL WITH DAYTIME HUMIDITY FALLING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT AND GOOD
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGHER HUMIDITY ON
FRIDAY. CALM WINDS DURING THE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS WILL BECOME
WEST-SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...BECOMING
STRONG AND GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS
WILL BEGIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH
MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ABOVE 3500 FT
ELEVATION BY SUNDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST
MONDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........CALM WINDS...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 1500-3000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........CALM WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3000-4000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS AROUND 63. WINDS WEST
7 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
COOLER...BREEZY...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 41. HIGHS AROUND 53. WINDS
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
COLDER...BREEZY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 31. HIGHS AROUND 40.
WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...TIM GRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.USFSC.01/SGX