FNUS76 KSTO 251237
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURST COMPLEX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
537 AM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1649 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCOMING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE RH VALUES TODAY AND COOL
TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL. EXPECT INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS. RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS
NORCAL TODAY BUT PRECIPITATION SHOULD STAY WELL NORTH OF BURNSITE.
THE FRONT WILL PUSH NORTHEASTWARD BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ON MONDAY WITH LIGHTER MORE TERRAIN-DRIVEN
WINDS...THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 13 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110924.BURST.01/STO

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