FNUS76 KSTO 190200
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK WILDLAND FIRE...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 PM PDT SAT SEP 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1802 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INCREASE CLOUD COVER AND HUMIDITY
DURING THE DAY AND LIKELY BRING SOME WETTING RAIN TO THE LOCATION
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE BEST ESTIMATE OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM JUST
UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH TO A LITTLE OVER A TENTH OF AND INCH OF
RAINFALL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT EARLY WITH HUMIDITY INCREASING
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 5 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100918.BLACK.01/STO

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