FNUS76 KSTO 030156
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
655 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1831 PDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST
THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THIS WEEK...BRINGING A GRADUAL COOLING
TREND AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO THE BURN AREA.  TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN BELOW THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...WITH OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITIES IN THE MODERATE RANGE.  LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE RIDGES THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.  STRONG OVERNIGHT INVERSIONS WILL ALSO TRAP SMOKE NEAR THE
SURFACE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF
                    SMOKE DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...60-65 PERCENT
                    LOWER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 3 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...BYRON KIMBALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.KNIGH.02/STO

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