FNUS76 KSTO 281505
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
805 AM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0718 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#263-10

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH
A VERY GRADUAL COOL DOWN THROUGH THE WEEK. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE
LOW WITH POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8500-9400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 7200
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10  MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000-10500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 5300
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100928.PINEC.01/STO

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