FNUS76 KSTO 052102
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
202 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1333 PDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFFSHORE GRADUALLY MOVES CLOSER TO THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE RESULT IS A
THICKER MARINE LAYER AND THIS WILL GENERATE STRONGER
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON WINDS THIS EVENING. COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE BURN AREA THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS 12 TO 15
    MPH. THEN SWITCHING NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH
    WITH LOCAL GUSTS 15 TO 25 MPH AROUND 1900 THEN
    DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20
    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE IN
    THE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JASON CLAPP
REQUESTED BY...SPRING IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090705.SPRIN.01/STO

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