FNUS76 KSTO 090123
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANDALL...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
513 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING THE COAST
ON MONDAY BUT AFFECTS THIS FAR SOUTH WILL BE MINOR. SOME HIGH
CLOUDINESS WILL BE MOVING OVER THE AREA WITH MORE CLOUDS MONDAY
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES MAY ACTUALLY INCREASE A BIT MONDAY AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY. PRECIPITATION IS
NOT EXPECTED IN THIS AREA UNTIL AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOW MORNING HUMIDITY AT 10 TO 15% CLIMBING LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO THE 30% RANGE.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUT
                    NOON
   RIDGE WINDS......NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH TURNING
                    TO SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUT NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
   RIDGE WINDS......BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO                     10 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO 1000 TO 2000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT LAENG
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091108.CRAND.03/STO

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