FNUS76 KSTO 020304
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
805 PM PDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1921 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE BURN
AREA.  STRONG OVERNIGHT INVERSION WILL ONCE AGAIN TRAP SMOKE NEAR
THE SURFACE.  OTHERWISE...EXPECT A GRADUAL COOLING TREND TO BEGIN
TOMORROW...WITH HUMIDITIES RISING A LITTLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.  GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGES AGAIN ON
SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING...THEN CLEARING
                    OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...48-54 PERCENT
                    HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 1 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...BYRON KIMBALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.KNIGH.02/STO

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