FNUS76 KSTO 271606 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR FORESTHILL BRIDGE TRAINING BURN...NEVADA/YUBA/PLACER UNIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 906 AM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS TO THE EAST WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW TODAY BRINGING SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND A LITTLE STRONGER WINDS. UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW OFF THE COAST TOMORROW BRINGING CLOUDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON TUESDAY BRINGING A WETTING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA. LINGERING SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL AROUND NOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND 9 PM. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73. MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HSO REQUESTED BY...ELSA HUCKS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110627.FORES.01/STO $$