FNUS76 KSTO 180143
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELEPHANT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
643 PM PDT MON AUG 17 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELEPHANT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
546 PM PDT MON AUG 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1619 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVING OVER THE AREA WILL BRING A
LITTLE WARMING AND DRYING TODAY (TUESDAY). NORTHEAST SURFACE GRADIENT
WILL BRING INCREASED DOWNCANYON WINDS NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS BUT
PROBABLY LIGHTER THAN INDICATED BY JARBO GAP RAWS. LIGHT UPCANYON
WINDS WILL WIN OUT BY LATE MORNING. SURFACE GRADIENT A LITTLE WEAKER
TONIGHT SO DOWNCANYON WINDS SHOULD BE A LITTLE WEAKER BUT OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL REMAIN POOR. TEMPERATURES WARM A BIT MORE ON
WEDNESDAY WITH CONTINUED LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94 TO 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING HOURS TURNING AFTER ABOUT 1100 TO
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 9-15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1100.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 TO 9000 FEET AFTER ABOUT NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SHIFTING AFTER ABOUT 2100 TO NORTHEAST 3-7
                    MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER ABOUT 2200 6-12 GUSTS TO
                    16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET BY 2100.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96 TO 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....TURNING AFTER ABOUT 1000 TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUT 1000 TO 3-5 GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 TO 10000 FEET AFTER ABOUT
                    NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BOB PATTON  FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE

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REQUESTED BY...BOB PATTON (FBAN)
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE