FNUS76 KSTO 081646
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER TIMBER SALE...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
846 AM PST MON NOV 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES EAST OF THE AREA TODAY AS A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS
IN THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY. DRY WEATHER WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS EXPECTED TODAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON
BRINGING MORE PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 5000 FT AGL
                    AROUND NOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.ALDER.01/STO

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