FNUS76 KSTO 050109
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE...PLUMAS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
609 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1711 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER LOW/TROUGH MOVES NEAR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
WEDNESDAY...ENHANCING INSTABILITY OVER THE FIRE. CUMULUS WILL
DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON BUT ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD HOLD
OFF UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. THE GREATEST THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOST LIKELY OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT POTENTIALLY
LINGER OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH OVER
THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS THE UPPER LOW/TROUGH MOVES INLAND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64 WITHIN THERMAL BELT.
    53-58 VALLEY AND UPPER SLOPES.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT THERMAL BELT.
    65-70 PERCENT VALLEY AND UPPER SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN SWITCHING
    DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH AFTER 2100.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE
    EVENING THEN SWITCHING SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH AFTER
    2100.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8-12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CUMULUS
    DEVELOPMENT AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH THEN SWITCHING SOUTH 3-6 MPH
    AROUND 1200.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7000
    FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8-12 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...DEDE KOLEK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.SADDL.01/STO

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