FNUS76 KSTO 021448
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
748 AM PDT THU SEP 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0659 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH CLEAR SKIES PREVAILING AND TEMPERATURES CONTINUING TO
WARM ANOTHER FEW DEGREES.  HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS THESE
DAYS...WITH MODERATE TO POOR RECOVERIES DEVELOPING.  THE RIDGE WILL
START TO GIVE WAY ON SATURDAY...AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.  THIS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES COOL A
FEW DEGREES.  HOWEVER...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE BURN AREA AND RIDGE TOPS.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100902.PINEC.01/STO

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