FNUS76 KSTO 260133
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG...USFS ELDORADO N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
633 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1514 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT FALL LIKE WEATHER TO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY HAS MOVED EASTWARD WITH HIGH PRESSURE EXPECTED TO
BUILD IN QUICKLY BEHIND. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO
THE FIRE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES COULD DROP BACK INTO THE TEENS. LIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENTS UNDER
THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SHOULD KEEP WINDS FAIRLY LIGHT AND MAINLY LOCALLY
GENERATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2-5 GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING TURNING TO WEST
                    AFTER ABOUT 1100 2-5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2-7 MPH AFTER ABOUT 2000.
   RIDGETOP.........SHIFTING TO EAST TO 5 MPH AFTER ABOUT 2000.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET BY EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3-7 MPH AFTER ABOUT 2000.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2-5 GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING TURNING TO WEST
                    AFTER ABOUT 1100 2-5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110925.LONG_.01/STO

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