FNUS76 KSTO 200011
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
511 PM PDT THU AUG 19 2010

#183-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1630 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN CLEAR AND
MILD WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE BURN SITE AT THAT
TIME.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....EAST OR DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH LOWERING TO 5 MPH
                    OR LESS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100819.PINEC.01/STO

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