FNUS76 KSTO 031238
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER TIMBER SALE...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
538 AM PDT WED NOV 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1525 PDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
RIDGE WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANGES
IN TEMPS AND RH. LIGHT PRESSURE PATTERN WILL LEAD TO LIGHT
DIURNALLY-DRIVEN WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT
    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT IN THE EVENING THEN GRADUAL
    DECREASE.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST UP TO 3 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST 5
    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101103.ALDER.01/STO

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