FNUS76 KSTO 030130
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE...USFS/PLUMAS N.F>
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
630 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1743 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 REGION.  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 MAY 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.....61-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS 68-72 PERCENT
                    NEAR THE RIVER VALLEY.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY UP TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO EAST OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO AROUND 4500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...DEDE KOLEK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.SADDL.01/STO

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