FNUS76 KSTO 231550
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR 78...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
850 AM PDT MON AUG 23 2010

#193-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN SITE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS CAUSING HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES. DRY NORTHERLY
FLOW WILL ALSO RESULT IN POOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY WITH STRONG
THERMAL BELTS OVERNIGHT. NORTH WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHTER TONIGHT THAN
LAST NIGHT AS NORTH TO EAST PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BE WEAKER.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....100-105.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-71.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100823.78___.01/STO

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