FNUS76 KSTO 160209
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDFINGERS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
709 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 (SATURDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNCANYON WINDS 1-4 MPH TRANSITIONING AFTER
                    ABOUT 1000 TO UPCANYON 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 1-5 MPH TURNING TO SOUTHWEST BY LATE
                    MORNING 3-6 GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
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.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....TURNING DOWNCANYON BY EVENING 2-5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3-6 GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ROBYN WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101016.GOLDF.01/STO

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