FNUS76 KSGX 241137
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
437 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THROUGH TONIGHT...SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
FOR WEDNESDAY...INCREASING CHANCES OF MAINLY LIGHT PRECIPATION WITH
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AS A PACIFIC TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY THURSDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INLAND THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BRINGING MODERATE TO BRIEFLY
HEAVY PRECIPITATION WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. DRY AND
WARMER INLAND FOR FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH ONSHORE FLOW
MAINTAINING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR COASTAL
AREAS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE EARLY MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL...BECOMING 2000-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 15 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 45 MPH AND GUSTY.
CHC WETTING RAIN....30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL...BECOMING 5000-6500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 43. HIGHS AROUND 55. WINDS WEST 5 TO 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS AROUND 42. HIGHS AROUND
67. WINDS WEST 10 MPH AND GUSTY.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 48. HIGHS AROUND 76. WINDS NORTHEAST
10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...PHIL GONSALVES
REQUESTED BY...TIM GRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.USFSC.01/SGX