FNUS76 KSTO 150136
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDFINGERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
636 PM PDT THU OCT 14 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDFINGERS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
619 PM PDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#289-10

.DISCUSSION...BURN AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE
OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL BRING A GRADUAL COOLING TREND WITH
SOME INCREASE IN RH. GENERAL WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE PATTERN OF
MAINLY EASTERLY AT NIGHT TRANSITIONING TO MAINLY WESTERLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SINCE LARGE SCALE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ESPECIALLY
STRONG...LOWER ELEVATION SLOPE WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY DOMINATED. THE
WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL ALLOW SCATTERED CLOUDS
TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM TIME TO TIME.

.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    TO UPCANYON AFTER ABOUT 1000 2-4 MPH WITH GUSTS '
                    TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 2-4 GUSTS TO 8 MPH TURNING TO
                    SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AFTER ABOUT 1000 WITH
                    GUST TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 TO 9000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE TO DOWNCANYON 2-4 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........TURNING SOUTHEAST AFTER SUNSET 2-4 GUSTS TO 8
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING UPSLOPE TO UPCANYON AFTER ABOUT 1000 TO
                    2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER ABOUT 1000 WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 10000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ROBYN WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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REQUESTED BY...ROBYN WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U