FNUS76 KSTO 140209
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAT CREEK COMPLEX...LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
709 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2009

194-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0959 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE MOVING OVER THE AREA TODAY
(FRIDAY) BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE FIRE SITE...AND GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS TO THE RIDGES...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING. HIGHER
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO LOWER DURING THE AFTERNOON. WARMER
AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND THE TROUGH.


.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...AND NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...DOUG YOUNG
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.HATCR.01/STO

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