FNUS76 KSTO 201259
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEY JOE...USFS ELDORADO N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
559 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE REGION FOR ANOTHER DAY
BRINGING DRY AND SEASONALLY WARM TEMPERATURES. LIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS
UNDER THE RIDGE WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY OF MAINLY LOCALLY DRIVEN WINDS.
THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO GIVE WAY ON THURSDAY ALLOWING FOR
CLOUDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH AN INCREASE IN RIDGE WINDS. RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA BY FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE TO DOWNCANYON 0-5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    TURNING TO UPCANYON AFTER ABOUT 1000 TO 3 TO 6 MPH
                    GUST TO ABOUT 9 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3-6 GUSTS TO 10 MPH TURNING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER ABOUT 1000.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1-5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FEET AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING UPSLOPE TO UPCANYON 3-6 MPH GUSTS TO 9
                    MPH AFTER ABOUT 1000.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-9 WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.HEYJO.01/STO

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