FNUS76 KSTO 041543
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWN...LASSEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
843 AM PDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0743 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN THE SAME TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SOME SLIGHT COOLING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITY
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE LOWER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OFF THE COAST THAT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
COULD BRING SHIFTING AND ERRATIC WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR THE WILDFIRE LOCATION. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WETTING STORMS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR THE LOCATION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200-10800 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 10 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER 10 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH AFTER 10 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS
                    OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10300-10400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...KEN LARSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.BROWN.01/STO

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