FNUS76 KSTO 221427
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHFORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
627 AM PST MON FEB 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BRING DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER FOR TODAY.
INCREASING CLOUDS FOR TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN TUESDAY. WETTING RAIN
EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO
                     6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4900 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST AT 2 TO 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST AROUND 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....EAST AT 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AT 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...JILL ENGLE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100222.SOUTH.01/STO

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