FNUS76 KSTO 161349
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG FIRE...USFS, ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
649 AM PDT FRI SEP 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND A COLD
FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH LAST EVENING. HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
ABOUT 3 TO 5 DEGREES LOWER THAN IT WAS ON THURSDAY. LIGHT WINDS EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE
A LITTLE LOWER TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    ...SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING...5 TO
                    10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL
                    BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...AMY REID
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110915.LONGF.01/STO

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