FNUS76 KSTO 151510
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
810 AM PDT WED SEP 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0731 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BENIGN WEATHER TODAY INTO TOMORROW AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY TRENDS WILL RESEMBLE WHAT
OCCURRED YESTERDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE TERRAIN DRIVEN
WITH LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WEATHER PATTERN SHIFTS FRIDAY AND
INTO THE WEEKEND AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES WHICH COULD
BRING STRONGER RIDGETOP WIND GUSTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100915.PINEC.01/STO

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