FNUS76 KSTO 170054
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
554 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
551 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1712 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#179-10

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL SHIFT EAST TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW
WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW ALONG WITH GUSTY WIND OVER
THE RIDGES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT EAST AFTER 9 PM.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH EVENING GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    BECOMING EAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 9 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER DARK.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE BECOMING EAST
                    AROUND 3 MPH AFTER 9 PM.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    MORNING.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 TO
                    30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH WIND 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO
                    2 TO 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER DARK.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.



FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...SANDY FAULKNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE

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REQUESTED BY...SANDY FAULKNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE