FNUS76 KSTO 270053
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG...EL DORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
553 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA WILL BRING WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL BE LIGHT AND WILL FAVOR TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.


.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 AT 7400 FT...AND 77-82 AT 6400 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS SHIFTING TO THE EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST TO
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 AT 7400 FT...AND 79-84 AT 6400 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...ANN LOEFFLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110926.LONG_.01/STO

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