FNUS76 KSTO 030233
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAR FIRE PNF-700...CA-PNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
733 PM PDT MON AUG 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON BRIEFING TIME OF 2000 PDT ON AUGUST 02 FOR BURN
ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BURN SITE ON MONDAY WILL MOVE MOVE OUT OF
THE AREA TUESDAY RESULTING IN A SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER AIR MASS
OVER THE BURN SITE. OTHERWISE...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FROM THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL DROP SOUTHWARD AND REMAIN ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES...
HUMIDITIES...AND WINDS. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY
LOW...WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AT BEST. WINDS WILL BE
RELATIVELY LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BUT TRANSITION TO SOUTHWESTERLY OR
WESTERLY ZEPHYRS IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 PH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
                    EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THROUGH
                    EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
                    3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000-7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO
                    12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS 90 TO 95. WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
CLEAR...EXCEPT FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON CUMULUS. LOWS IN THE 50S.
HIGHS 90 TO 95. SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 52 TO 58. HIGHS 90 TO 95. UPSLOPE WINDS TO 8 MPH
DURING THE DAY...DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

DAYS 3 TO 7 HUMIDITIES...MINIMUM 15-20% DURING THE DAY...MAXIMUM
55-65% OVERNIGHT.

FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...D GILBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100802.BARFI.02/STO

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