FNUS76 KSTO 080608
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR JORDAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1108 PM PDT WED JUL 7 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR JORDAN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1054 PM PDT WED JUL 7 2010

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FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST ACROSS NEVADA
WILL AGAIN RESULT IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE THE BURN SITE. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...
SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. UPSLOPE
FLOW IS FORECAST AT THE SURFACE DUE TO HEATING OF THE WESTERN
SLOPE. THESE UPSLOPE WINDS SHOULD PREVAIL DURING THE DAY UNLESS
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THE SIERRA THUNDERSTORMS MOVE DOWNSLOPE
AND OVER THE BURN SITE. IN THIS CASE...WINDS WILL SHIFT AND
BECOME NORTHEAST.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CUMULUS BUILDUPS WITH
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGHER
                    ELEVATIONS
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THE
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....EAST UP TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH EARLY BECOMING WEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST LESS THAN
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST LESS
                    THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...PAT LAENG
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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