FNUS76 KSTO 180054
FWSSTO

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0801 PDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE LOCATION WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND
POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERS AGAIN OVERNIGHT. SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE
OVER THE LOCATION OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY WITH INCREASING CLOUD
COVER BY SATURDAY EVENING. TERRAIN DRIVEN DIURNAL WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING EAST BY 9 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100 TO 104.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    3 TO 7 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING WEST BY THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    2 TO 6 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...DARIN NELSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.MAMMO.03/STO

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