FNUS76 KSTO 281427
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GEYSERS...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
627 AM PST WED JAN 28 2009

#013-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON JANUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL BUILD INLAND TODAY AND
THURSDAY RESULTING IN CLEAR SKIES...DRY AND MILD WEATHER OVER THE
BURN SITE. HOWEVER...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO BUILD ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO NEVADA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY
TONIGHT AND UNSEASONABLY LOW HUMIDITY ON THURSDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT MID TO UPPER SLOPE...AND 20-25
                    PERCENT LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...KIM THOMPSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090129.GEYSE.01/STO

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