FNUS76 KSGX 160958
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
258 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN COOL
WEATHER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY...A STRONG COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INLAND ACROSS CALIFORNIA BRINGING MUCH COOLER WEATHER...STRONG
GUSTY WEST WINDS AT TIMES...AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY
PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 2500-3000 FT
ON SUNDAY. CONDITIONS IMPROVING ON MONDAY WITH GRADUAL DRYING
AND WARMING FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE-LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 1500-3000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE-LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE-LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH...BECOMING 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SUNDAY...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 31. HIGHS AROUND 39.
EYE-LEVEL WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 28. HIGHS AROUND 41.
EYE-LEVEL WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 32. HIGHS
AROUND 51. EYE-LEVEL WINDS NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TINA STALL
REQUESTED BY...A KOELLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120316.USFSC.01/SGX