FNUS76 KSTO 272356
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
456 PM PDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO
THE BURN SITE THROUGH THURSDAY. SLOPE WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE
TERRAIN DRIVEN...WITH INCREASING RIDGE WINDS ON THURSDAY. A COOLING
TREND WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY BEGINS FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 AT 7400 FT...78-83 AT 6400 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 AT 7400 FT...78-83 AT 6400 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...ANN LOEFFLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110927.LONG_.01/STO

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