FNUS76 KSTO 210027
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK WILDLAND FIRE...ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
527 PM PDT MON SEP 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1437 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#249-10

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT THEN AN UPPER TROUGH
APPROACHES TUESDAY BRINGING SOME COOLING WITH INCREASED WIND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    1 TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH
                    EARLY EVENING THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3
                    TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL AFTER
                    DARK.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5
                    MPH AFTER 9 PM.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH
                    AFTER 10 AM WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 17 MPH
                    EARLY EVENING THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL AFTER
                    DARK.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 11 MPH EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100920.BLACK.01/STO

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