FNUS76 KSTO 112216
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLODGETT FOREST...UC BERKELEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
316 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WETTING RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS STARTING MONDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE TODAY AND MONDAY WILL CONTINUE A COOLING
TREND IN TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH INCREASING RH VALUES AT BURNSITE.
LIGHT WINDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON. BY MONDAY NIGHT...A STRONG PACIFIC
STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5-10 MPH.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE MORNING
                    UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...ROB YORK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091012.BLODG.02/STO

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