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SPOT FORECAST FOR BULLARDS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
553 PM PDT TUE AUG 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1659 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BURN SITE. GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS TO BE
DIURNALLY AND TERRAIN DRIVEN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SLOW AND GRADUAL COOLING TREND WILL TAKE
HOLD TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    3 TO 6 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    3 TO 6 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 63 TO 68. HIGHS 93 TO 98. NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH 15 TO 20 PERCENT.
MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 63 TO 68. HIGHS 92 TO 97. NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH 15 TO 20
PERCENT. MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 63 TO 68. HIGHS 87 TO 92. EAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OVER RIDGETOPS
POSSIBLE. MINIMUM RH 20 TO 30 PERCENT. MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 60 TO 65. HIGHS 82 TO 87. EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OVER RIDGETOPS
POSSIBLE. MINIMUM RH 20 TO 30 PERCENT. MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.


FORECASTER...
REQUESTED BY...KEN LARSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100831.BULLA.02/STO

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