FNUS76 KSTO 020025
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULLARDS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
525 PM PDT WED SEP 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1654 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CONTINUED HOT AND DRY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.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.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST/UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST/DOWNSLOPE AROUND MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST/DOWNSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST/UPSLOPE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY
                    LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


.EXTENDED FORECAST...
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 65 TO 70. HIGHS 92 TO 97. NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH 15 TO
25 PERCENT. MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 63 TO 68. HIGHS 89 TO 94. EAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER AFTERNOON GUSTS
OVER RIDGETOPS POSSIBLE. MINIMUM RH 20 TO 30 PERCENT. MODERATE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.



FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...KEN LARSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100901.BULLA.02/STO

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