FNUS76 KSTO 061803
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAR FIRE PNF-700...CA-PNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1103 AM PDT FRI AUG 6 2010

#163-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SEASONABLE OR SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL HUMIDITIES TO THE FIRE SITE THIS WEEKEND. INCREASING
INSTABILITY MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 AT 6000 FT...93 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49 IN DRAINAGE AREAS...56 SLOPES AND RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-74 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...40-45 PERCENT
                    UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST OR DOWNSLOPE
                    LESS THAN 4 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...BECOMING EAST 4 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 AT 6000 FT...90 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...T  BUCKNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100806.BARFI.01/STO

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