FNUS76 KSTO 180240
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDFINGERS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
740 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 DROPPING SOUTHWARD TODAY. THIS SHOULD
TAKE SHOWER THREAT OUT OF THE AREA AS WELL BUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER
IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION MONDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING HOURS.
A LITTLE WARMING AND DRYING IS EXPECTED 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.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY MORNING HOURS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2-5 GUSTS TO 8 MPH SHIFTING UPCANYON
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO NORTH 2-5 GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 3-7 GUSTS TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9-15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3-7 GUSTS TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    UPCANYON 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 5-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8-12 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.GOLDF.01/STO

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