FNUS76 KSTO 191511
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
811 AM PDT SUN SEP 19 2010

#246-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN EARLY SEASON PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY BRINGING WETTING RAIN TO MUCH OF THE INTERIOR OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...BUT NOT AT THE FIRE
SITE. FORECAST MODELS ARE SUGGESTING VERY LITTLE IF ANY RAIN WILL
BE FALLING AT THE FIRE SITE. BUT IT WILL BE CLOUDY...COOLER WITH
A NOTICEABLE SOUTHWEST WIND AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
AREA TODAY. DRIER AND MILDER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR
                    SPRINKLES...AMOUNTS LESS THAN A TENTH OF
                    AN INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    12 TO 19 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR
                    SPRINKLES MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH BACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    UP TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100919.PINEC.01/STO

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