FNUS76 KSTO 180555
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEY JOE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1055 PM PDT SUN OCT 17 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEY JOE...USFS - ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1048 PM PDT SUN OCT 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT LIGHT SHOWERS
TO THE BURN AREA ON SUNDAY EVENING DROPPING SOUTHWARD TODAY. THIS
SHOULD TAKE SHOWER THREAT OUT OF THE AREA AS WELL BUT AN ISOLATED
SHOWER WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING HOURS. A LITTLE WARMING AND
DRYING IS EXPECTED TODAY...MONDAY WITH MORE WARMING AND DRYING ON
TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. NIGHT TIME DOWNCANYON
WINDS WILL GET A LITTLE BOOST BUT OTHERWISE WINDS WILL NOT BE ALL
THAT STRONG DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A COOLING
TREND WILL BEGIN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AS A WEATHER SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE AREA WITH A THREAT OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING HOURS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2-5 GUSTS TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE TO UPCANYON IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 2-5 GUSTS TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING EAST 3-6 GUSTS TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING EAST 5-9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET BY EARLY EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3-6 GUSTS TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT UPSLOPE.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5-10 MPH.

OUTLOOK...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 70-75. GENERAL WINDS EAST TO 6 MPH
             BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY....MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 65-70. GENERAL WINDS WEST TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY......BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
             60S. GENERAL WINDS SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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