FNUS76 KSTO 171200
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAMMOTH...CAL FIRE NEU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
500 AM PDT FRI JUL 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1958 PDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA INTO THIS WEEKEND...WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW
HUMIDITIES CONTINUING AT THE FIRE SITE.  POOR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT.  HIGH CLOUDS WILL SPREAD OVER
THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND ON SATURDAY...BUT THIS SHOULD HAVE
LITTLE IMPACT ON DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES.  WINDS WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...A FEW HIGH CLOUDS POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100-104.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AROUND 10 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO AROUND 6500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO EAST
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100-104.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...DARIN NELSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.MAMMO.02/STO

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