FNUS76 KSTO 092350
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORRISON...USFS-ENF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
450 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1615 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE AREA WILL BE MOVING SOUTHWEST TOWARDS THE
CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT. RADAR SHOWS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
SOUTHWEST OF THE FIRE SITE AND MOVING AWAY...TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST
BUT CAN'T RULE OUT A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING INTO THE
EVENING OVER THE FIRE SITE. WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER
THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM YET THIS EVENING...BUT MOST OF
                    THE ACTIVITY IS SOUTHWEST OF THE FIRE SITE AND
                    MOVING AWAY TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 12 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN 5 MPH
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 10,000 TO 11,000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WYLIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.MORRI.01/STO

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