FNUS76 KSTO 071959
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAR FIRE PNF-700...CA-PNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1259 PM PDT SAT AUG 7 2010

#165-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1230 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL HUMIDITY LEVELS INTO NEXT WEEK. AN
INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA THIS WEEKEND...AND SOME
OF THE STORMS MAY HAVE LITTLE RAINFALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 AT 6000 FEET...92 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 TO 9000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49 AT 6000 FT...54 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-74 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...40-45
                    PERCENT UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST UP TO 3 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...THEN 0.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 AT 6000 FT...89-90 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...D GILBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100807.BARFI.01/STO

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