FNUS76 KSTO 301741
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1041 AM PDT MON AUG 30 2010

#208-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0846 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY WITH MILD
WESTERLY FLOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE AREA ON
TUESDAY CAUSING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND...AND LIGHTER WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 TO 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH BECOMING WEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST  TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 TO 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AT 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100830.PINEC.01/STO

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