FNUS76 KSTO 292217
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG...CALFIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
317 PM PDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1445 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE IS BRINGING ONE MORE WARM DAY TODAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN TO EXIT ON FRIDAY WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHING. THIS WILL BRING A COOLING TREND WITH INCREASING WINDS AND
HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OVER RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH STRONGER WINDS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THERE IS ALSO
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND AGAIN ON
SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 THEN BECOMING 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 21 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...ANN LOEFFLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110929.LONG_.01/STO

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