FNUS76 KSTO 011452
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
752 AM PDT WED SEP 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0711 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HOTTER AND DRIER THROUGH FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OVER
THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING 5 TO 10 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO LOWER ACROSS THE BURN AREA...WITH
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES FALLING INTO MODERATE TO POOR RANGES OVER THE
RIDGE TOPS AND IN THERMAL BELTED AREAS.  THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER TROUGH THIS WEEKEND...WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE BURN
AREA.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3
                    TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO
                    SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100901.PINEC.01/STO

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