FNUS76 KSTO 110004
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
504 PM PDT TUE AUG 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1627 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ABOVE NORMAL HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH LITTLE
CHANGE AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER RIDGES WILL PICK UP SOME THIS
EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST DECREASING TO 3 TO
                    5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100810.PINEC.01/STO

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