FNUS76 KSTO 170012
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
512 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
507 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1624 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#178-10

.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.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH EVENING GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH AFTER 9 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER DARK.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 MPH AFTER
                    9 PM.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH
                    LATE MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER DARK.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    8 MPH LATE EVENING.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE

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REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE