FNUS76 KSTO 031805
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND BAR FLAT...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1105 AM PDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#078-11

...GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDENSDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA RESULTING IN WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND LOWERING HUMIDITIES OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT
THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. BREEZY LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER 9 PM
                    AND INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER 9 PM AND
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10-15 LATE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
                    TO 12 MPH EARLY MORNING DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WIND 8 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 28 MPH
                    EARLY MORNING DECREASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.SANDB.03/STO

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