FNUS76 KSTO 191105
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEY JOE...USFS - ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
405 AM PDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY WINDS AGAIN TONIGHT OVER THE RIDGES
AND THROUGH NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST ORIENTED CANYONS...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS PREVAILING.
HOWEVER...OVERALL PATTERN THEN BEGINS TO CHANGE ON THURSDAY...AS A
SERIES OF STORMS TAKE AIM AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.  ALTHOUGH THE
INITIAL SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL MOST LIKELY BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER
HUMIDITIES...AND INCREASING CLOUDS OVER THE BURN AREA.  THE POTENTIAL
FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE BURN AREA THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AND WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING EAST TO
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 6
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 47 TO 52. HIGHS 66 TO 70. VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 58 TO 63. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH.

FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.HEYJO.01/STO

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