FNUS76 KSTO 050047
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULLARDS...TAHOE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
547 PM PDT SAT SEP 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1616 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EVEN THOUGH SLIGHT COOLING WILL OCCUR SUNDAY, GENERAL DRYING
SHOULD KEEP MIN RH SIMILAR TO TODAY. AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS
SHOULD SHIFT STRONGER NORTHEAST TO EAST SUNDAY NIGHT THAN TONIGHT.
MONDAY WILL BE DRIER AND A BIT WARMER WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDING AND THE OFFSHORE FLOW WIND PATTERN. TUESDAY WILL
CONSIDERABLY MORE MOIST WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........UPPER SLOPES 30-35 PERCENT.
    LOWER SLOPES 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST WINDS 2 TO 5
    MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........UPPER SLOPES 25-30 PERCENT.
    LOWER SLOPES 30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH MID AFTERNOON. THEN
    BECOMING VARIABLE UP TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7500
    FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........UPPER SLOPES 25-30 PERCENT.
    LOWER SLOPES 35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST WINDS 4 TO 7
    MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........UPPER SLOPES 20-25 PERCENT.
    LOWER SLOPES 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7500
    FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...ERIC PETTERSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100904.BULLA.01/STO

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