FNUS76 KSTO 241225
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOKEY BEAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
525 AM PDT SAT OCT 24 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

QUESTION...WHY IS THE RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 6491 FEET, WHEN IT IS
STATED THAT IT WAS ON SITE OF A BURN LISTED AT 6 FEET TO 3800 FEET?
THE FOLLOW TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES AND WIND ARE FOR 6-3800 FEET.
IF THE ELEVATION IS INCORRECT...PLEASE RESUBMIT THE SPOT WITH THE
CORRECT DATA.  THE MOKEY RAWS WAS NOT USED.

DISCUSSION...DIRTY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SPREADING SOME HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS
THE REGION.  OTHERWISE...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE NEAR OR SLIGHT
ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH WINDS REMAINING RELATIVELY
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITIES WILL STAY IN THE
MODERATE TO GOOD RANGES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 800 PDT 10/24/09
   WEATHER............MOSTLY SUNNY.
   MAX TEMPERATURE....74-79.
   MIN HUMIDITY.......30-35%
   WIND...20-FT.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WIND 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                      MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY.
   RIDGETOP WIND......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1.
   MIXING HEIGHT......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                      AROUND 3000 FEET.
   MIXING WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLEAR.
   MIN TEMPERATURE....50-54.
   MAX HUMIDITY.......85-90%
   WIND...20-FT.......NORTWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP WIND......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1.
   MIXING HEIGHT......3000 FEET AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE IN
                      THE EARLY EVENING.
   MIXING WINDS.......NORTHEAST TO EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   WEATHER............MOSTLY SUNNY.
   MAX TEMPERATURE....74-79.
   MIN HUMIDITY.......28-33%
   WIND...20-FT.......VARIABLE 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP WIND......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                      MORNING INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1.
   MIXING HEIGHT......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                      AROUND 4000 FEET.
   MIXING WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

FORECASTER...PALMER

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