FNUS76 KSGX 171144
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...CNF DESC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
444 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW TODAY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN IN
THE MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY THE EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. UP TO ONE
FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NEAR 4000 FT
ELEVATION...WITH A FEW INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FT. STRONG
AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP INN THE LATE
MORNING...BECOMING WEST AND WEAKENING SLIGHTLY IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. BREEZY WITH SNOW SHOWERS ON MONDAY. GRADUAL WARMING
AND DRYING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH WEAK EAST WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH...BECOMING 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL...BECOMING 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....95 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...BECOMING 5000-6000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PATCHY FOG. CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 29. HIGHS
AROUND 44. WINDS WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 32.
HIGHS AROUND 57. WINDS EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 43. HIGHS AROUND 66. WINDS EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...TIM GRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120317.USFSC.01/SGX