FNUS76 KSTO 192250
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DIXIE...PLUMAS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
350 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1515 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE AREA AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES
THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH AROUND 8 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    7 TO 13 WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    AROUND 8 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN
                    500 FT AGL BY 8 PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO
                    8 MPH AROUND 8 PM.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH AROUND NOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AROUND NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL AROUND NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...BTU ECC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110819.DIXIE.01/STO

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