FNUS76 KSTO 221342
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURST COMPLEX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
642 AM PDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1704 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES DRY WEATHER WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FOR THE BURNSITE TODAY. LOW MINIMUM RH VALUES
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH POOR TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.
LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS NEAR BURNSITE WITH OCCASIONAL MODERATE
GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
SIERRA CREST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. CONDITIONS CHANGE FRIDAY
AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES TOWARDS THE WEST COAST BRINGING COOLER...
MOISTER WEATHER WITH BREEZY RIDGETOP WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SHOWERS
OVER THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME CUMULUS CLOUDS
                    DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS ARE
                    POSSIBLE.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL INCREASING UP TO 13000 FT AGL
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL MODERATE
                    GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
                    UP TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH...
                    ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING/OVERNIGHT HOURS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15000 FT AGL
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110921.BURST.02/STO

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