FNUS76 KSTO 291612
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
912 AM PDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0708 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
#264-10

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL AGAIN BRING WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH A GRADUAL COOLING STARTING THURSDAY AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEK. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE LOW WITH POOR RECOVERIES
TONIGHT AND THEN SOME IMPROVEMENT STARTING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE BURN AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 6
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100929.PINEC.01/STO

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