FNUS76 KSTO 080204
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARLING-EAGLET RX...USFS - ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
704 PM PDT THU OCT 7 2010

#275-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW HAS NOW MOVED WELL EAST OF THE AREA AND HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS
WILL KEEP FRONTAL SYSTEMS MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST NORTH OF
THE BURN SITE FRIDAY AND SUNDAY...AND A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS
EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE. A WEAKENING TROUGH IS FORECAST TO BRUSH
ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...BUT HIGH PRESSURE IS
FORECAST TO REBUILD OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AT 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING EAST
                    3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 55 TO 60. HIGHS 82 TO 87. NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO
7 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 55 TO 60. HIGHS 74 TO 79. NORTH WINDS 4 TO
7 MPH.
.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING CLOUDINESS GIVING WAY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON
CUMULUS CLOUDS POSSIBLE.
LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 79 TO 84.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST TO
NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
MORNING MAXIMUM HUMIDITY...70-80 PERCENT.
MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY...30-35 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101008.DARLI.01/STO

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