FNUS76 KSTO 182350
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
450 PM PDT WED AUG 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1618 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#181-10

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST AS HIGH PRESSURE INCREASES OVER THE AREA
RESULTING IN WARMER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WITH LOWER HUMIDITY AND
LESS WIND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY EVENING THEN CLEARING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH WIND 1 TO 4 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    EVENING.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY EVENING BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH
                    AFTER 9 PM.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    BY LATE MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5100-6200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT 9 PM.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY EVENING WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 9 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 4 MPH
                    AFTER 9 PM.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...GREG COX
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100818.PINEC.01/STO

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