FNUS76 KSTO 251608
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
908 AM PDT SAT SEP 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0757 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#257-10

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH
THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY LOW WITH
POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY. WIND WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN
WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER THE RIDGES IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL
                    AROUND MIDDAY.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WIND 2 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH WIND 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH EARLY
                    EVENING THEN EAST 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WIND 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4500 FT AGL AROUND MIDDAY.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...NICK JEROS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100925.PINEC.01/STO

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