FNUS76 KSTO 040102
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWN...LASSEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
602 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1716 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A GRADUAL COOLING TREND TO THE FIRE REGION
THROUGH THURSDAY.  IT WILL ALSO BRING SOME GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO
THE REGION AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AS IT
STARTS TO MOVE TOWARDS THE COAST.  AS THIS LOW MOVES INLAND ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE...WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN PLACE.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TO CONTINUE...WITH
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52 LOWER ELEVATIONS...55-59 HIGHER
                    ELEVATIONS.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...48-53 PERCENT
                    HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 5
                    MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...KEN LARSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.BROWN.02/STO

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