FNUS76 KSTO 160024
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWLAND...PLUMAS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
524 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1658 PDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE LOCATION THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN DAILY MAX/MIN TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. WINDS
WILL BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN UPSLOPE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS AND DOWNSLOPE AT NIGHT AND THROUGH MOST OF THE
MORNING UNTIL AROUND 10 AM WHEN WINDS SHOULD SHIFT
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BY 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH BY 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH
                    BY THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH
                    BY THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...HOWLAND IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090715.HOWLA.01/STO

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