FNUS76 KSTO 230412
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
912 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP AREA UNDER FAIR SKIES WITH
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
MODERATE TO GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY. LIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT AND LOCALIZED THE NRXT COUPLE OF DAYS
WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AT NIGHT AND LIGHT WEST WINDS ON THE
RIDGES DURING THE DAY. SLOPE GENERATED WINDS WILL PREVAIL ON THE
SLOPES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 PDT 10/23/09
   WEATHER............SUNNY SKIES.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 70 TO 74.
   HUMIDITY...........28 YO 33%
   WIND...20-FT.......DOWNSLOPE 0-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE AFTER
                      ABOUT 1000 1-4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP WIND......NORTHEAST 1-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER 1000
                      2 TO 4 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1
   MIXING HEIGHT......CLIMBING TO AROUND 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS.......BECOMING WEST 4 TO 10 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............FAIR SKIES.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 47 TO 51.
   HUMIDITY...........AROUND 80%
   WIND...20-FT.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AFTER 2000 0-3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP WIND......BECOMING NORTHEAST 1-4 MPH AFTER ABOUT
                      2000.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1%
   MIXING HEIGHT......DROPPING TO BELOW 1000 FEET AFTER SUNSET.
   MIXING WINDS.......BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY
   WEATHER............SUNNY SKIES.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 68 TO 73.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 30 TO 35%
   WIND...20-FT.......BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-5 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1000.
   RIDGETOP WIND......BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER
                      ABOUT 1000.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1%
   MIXING HEIGHT......CLIMBING TO AROUND 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS.......BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

FORECASTER...SMITH

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REQUESTED BY...ROBYN WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U