FNUS76 KSTO 032347
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAR FIRE PNF-700...PLUMAS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
447 PM PDT TUE AUG 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PERSISTENT PATTERN IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE AREA THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN DAILY TEMPERATURES...RH AND WINDS. DAYTIME
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW...ESPECIALLY ON MID AND
LOWER SLOPES. EXPECT POOR TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY
VALUES ON UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN
WITH A NORTHEAST TO EAST ENHANCEMENT OVERNIGHT DOWN THE CANYON AT
LOWER ELEVATION. SOUTHWEST RIDGETOP WINDS WILL PREVAIL LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN STABILITY MAY GENERATE
SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45 LOWER SLOPES.
                    50-53 UPPER SLOPES.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES.
                    30-35 PERCENT UPPER SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. THEN NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY EARLY MORNING.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH PRIOR TO
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST PRIOR TO
                     MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-95 LOWER SLOPES.
                    87-90 UPPER SLOPES.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES.
                    13-16 PERCENT UPPER SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WITH GUST TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 54. HIGHS 88 TO 95. WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 54. HIGHS 86 TO 93. WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 57. HIGHS 86 TO 93. SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON AND SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...D GILBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100803.BARFI.01/STO

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