FNUS76 KSTO 151458
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSION FIRE...LASSEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
758 AM PDT THU SEP 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0713 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT THE FIRE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. MIN RH
WILL REMAIN RATHER HIGH TODAY AND RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD TONIGHT.
TEMPS TO WARM AND RH LOWERS BEGINNING SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
     SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH
    WITH LOCAL GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING 10 TO 15 MPH
    WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-9000 FT
    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL IN THE
    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
    LATE IN THE EVENING.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...DALE NEWBY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110915.MISSI.01/STO

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