FNUS76 KSTO 170045
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
545 PM PDT SAT OCT 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1650 PDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING THE COAST
TONIGHT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE PIVOTING OUT OF THE LOW WILL BRING A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS TONIGHT BUT A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS EXISTS IN
THIS AREA ON SUNDAY AS THE MAIN LOW MOVES ONTO THE COAST. THE AREA WILL
ALSO SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND HIGHER HUMIDITY WITH CONTINUED
BREEZY BUT NOT ESPECIALLY STRONG SOUTH WINDS .

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-4 GUSTS TO 8 MPH TURNING
                    TO SOUTHEAST 1-5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3-8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    3 TO 8 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......REMAINING BELOW 2000 FEET THROUGH THE DAY.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-8 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ZACK SELMSER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101016.ASPEN.01/STO

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