FNUS76 KSTO 170055
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWLAND...PLUMAS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
555 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1730 PDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES
CONTINUING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE SLIGHT WARMING OF
TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY OVER TODAYS HIGH TEMPERATURES AND UPSLOPE WINDS
SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS THAN COMPARED WITH
TODAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE
LOCATION ON SATURDAY. OUTFLOWS FROM SOME OF THE STORMS COULD CREATE
ERRATIC AND SHIFTING WINDS FOR THE LOCATION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........43 TO 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH
                    BY 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH BY 9 PM.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 TO 96 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AFTER 10 AM AND BECOMING 4 TO 7 MPH
                    WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH SHIFTING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 10 AM.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...HOWLAND IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.HOWLA.01/STO

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