FNUS76 KSTO 261112
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOKEY BEAR...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
412 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD TONIGHT WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUESDAY. WEATHER
FORECAST IS BASED ON INFORMATION FROM THE ENF01 PORTABLE RAWS AT
ELEVATION 6500 FT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT THIS MORNING RISING TO 25-30
                    PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 1-3 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5
                    GUSTS TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 3-6 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    10-13 GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 8-12 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    15-20 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20-25 MPH.

FORECASTER...DFR
REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.MOKEY.02/STO

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