FNUS76 KSTO 151410
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAT CREEK HAND PILES...LASSEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
610 AM PST MON NOV 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON NOVEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH JUST SOME HIGH CIRRUS. AN OFFSHORE GRADIENT WILL
STILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A NORTHEAST WIND COMPONENT.
THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING BY WEDNESDAY
WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM SOUTHWEST. NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
COULD BEGIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE WEEK AS THE JET STREAM MOVES
OVERHEAD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH JUST HIGH CIRRUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING
    DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH BY 1300 PST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT
    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
    NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...DALE NEWBY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101115.HATCR.01/STO

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