FNUS76 KSTO 151604
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LETTS...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
904 AM PDT THU SEP 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0825 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY, BUT MAY SEE SOME CUMULUS
DEVELOPMENT TODAY AROUND THE FIRE. MIN RH WILL REMAIN RATHER HIGH
TODAY AND RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD TONIGHT. RH LOWERS BEGINNING
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES.
    30-35 PERCENT UPPER RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT EAST WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
    (UPSLOPE) 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT
    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56 LOWER SLOPES.
    57-59 UPPER RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES.
    70-75 PERCENT UPPER RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST (UPSLOPE) WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AND CONTINUES
    OVERNIGHT AS COLD FRONT BRINGS NORTHERLY WINDS.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. LOWEST ON LOWER SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT EAST WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
    (UPSLOPE) 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...JOE SEAN KENNEDY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110915.LETTS.01/STO

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