FNUS76 KSTO 060010
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEARTLESS...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
359 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 PDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND NORCAL HAS BROUGHT A LITTLE COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITY TODAY
BUT ALSO CONTINUED BREEZY RIDGETOP WINDS. UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST AND SO THIS LOCATION SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY PROTECTED
ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL BREEZES MAY FUNNEL UP THIS CANYON AT TIMES
DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. LIGHT DOWNCANYON WINDS SHOULD DOMINATE
DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. EXPECT A LITTLE COOLING ON MONDAY WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STABLE
THROUGH MONDAY.

.REST OF THE AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TEMPERATURES 70 TO 75 THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
                    HOURS.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON CLIMBING TO
                    AROUND 50 PERCENT BY MID EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT SOUTHWEST TO 4 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 GUSTS TO 15 MPH
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5000 FEET DROPPING INTO THE EVENING
                    HOURS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST TO 4 MPH TURNING AFTER ABOUT 2100 TO
                    SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST 0-4 OCCASSIONAL GUSTS TO
                    6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........TURNING AFTER ABOUT 2100 TO SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 1
                    TO 6 MPH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 1000 FEET AFTER ABOUT 2100.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....TURNING AFTER ABOUT 0900 TO SOUTHWEST 2-5 GUSTS
                    TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........TURNING AFTER ABOUT 0900 TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AFTER ABOUT 1100.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 GUSTS TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...KALEENA KATON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090705.HEART.01/STO

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