FNUS76 KSTO 110152
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAT CREEK COMPLEX...LASSEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
652 PM PDT MON AUG 10 2009

#184-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0652 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. A
COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
CAUSE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SURFACE AND RIDGE TOP WINDS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...
AND A LITTLE LESS HUMIDITY RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8,000 TO 10,000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS
                    THAN 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8,000 TO 10,000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...DOUG YOUNG
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090810.HATCR.01/STO

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