FNUS76 KSTO 091606
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN VLECK MEADOWS...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
906 AM PDT FRI OCT 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#260-09

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER TROUGHING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A COOLING TREND WITH INCREASING
HUMIDITY. WIND WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN SATURDAY
THEN INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 11 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    10 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FT AGL
                    BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    7 MPH AFTER 11 AM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WIND 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1-4 MPH
                    AFTER 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    7 MPH AFTER 9 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WIND AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH AFTER 9 PM.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 1-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH AFTER
                    AFTER 11 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH
                    AFTER 11 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    12 MPH AFTER 11 AM.

FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...VALERIE HENDON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091010.VANVL.01/STO

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