FNUS76 KSTO 160323
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST HORSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
823 PM PDT FRI OCT 15 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST HORSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
757 PM PDT FRI OCT 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE
WEST WILL BRING HIGH CLOUDS AND A LITTLE COOLING TODAY WITH SOME
INCREASE IN RH BUT ALSO AN INCREASE IN WINDS FROM FRIDAY. AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES ONTO THE COAST ON SUNDAY IT WILL BRING MORE COOLING AND
A THREAT OF SHOWERS POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS SUNDAY MORNING.  IN ADDITION
TO COOLING AND HIGHER RH...RIDGETOPS IN THIS AREA WILL SEE A
TRANSITION TO MORE SOUTHERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE TO DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH TURNING TO MAINLY
                    WEST 3-5 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1000 WITH GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH IN THE THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH TURNING TO SOUTHWEST 3-6
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AFTER SUNSET 1-5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 2-5 GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FEET BY EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3-6 GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-15 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