FNUS76 KSTO 040132
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE...PNF- FEATHER RIVER RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
632 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1758 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR 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 RIDGES 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.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...68-72 PERCENT
                    NEAR THE RIVER VALLEY.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO 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 OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING FALLING TO NEAR THE
                    SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 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 LESS THAN 4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6
                    TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO AROUND 5500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...68-72 PERCENT
                    NEAR THE RIVER VALLEY.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5
                    MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING FALLING TO NEAR THE
                    SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...SADDLE IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.SADDL.01/STO

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