FNUS76 KSTO 211250
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAYTON...LASSEN NAT FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
550 AM PDT WED SEP 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0515 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE BURNSITE TODAY AND TOMORROW. WIND FLOW IS
LIGHT SO EXPECT WINDS TO BE PREDOMINANTLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY AT THE BURNSITE WILL BE POOR TO MODERATE. WEATHER CONDITIONS
TOMORROW WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY. A COOLER AND MOISTER TREND
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST/DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST/UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000-10800 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST/DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST/UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHERLY 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 11600 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 9000
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY AROUND 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BARE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110921.CAYTO.01/STO

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