FNUS76 KSTO 051824
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAR FIRE PNF-700...CA-PNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1124 AM PDT THU AUG 5 2010

#160-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1028 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING SEASONABLE
WEATHER TO THE FIRE SITE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE AIR MASS
IS FORECAST TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE ON FRIDAY WITH SCATTERED
CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING IN THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND
POSSIBLE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING EAST OF THE
CREST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 AT 6000 FEET...AND 94 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-70 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...40-45 PERCENT
                    OVER UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST OR DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH
                    THEN BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH LATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AFTERNOON SCATTERED CUMULUS...DISTANT
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING EAST OF THE CREST
                    DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 AT 6000 FT...AND 95 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...T  BUCKNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100805.BARFI.01/STO

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