FNUS76 KSTO 011304
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURST COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
604 AM PDT SAT OCT 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 PDT ON OCTOBER 1.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOLER AND BREEZIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY
AS A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEAR THE COAST. PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE SO THE AREA WILL
REMAIN DRY. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE TROUGH APPROACHES
AND COOLER AIR SPREADS INLAND. BREEZY AND COOL WEATHER IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. WET AND UNSETTLED WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THE
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 AT 6000 FT...AROUND 63 AT 7300 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT AT 6400 FT...35-41 PERCENT AT
                    7300 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18
                    MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT AT 6000 FT...60-66 PERCENT AT
                    7300 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 AT 6000 FT....60-64 AT 7300 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT AT 6000 FT...45-50 PERCENT
                    AT 7300 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110930.BURST.01/STO

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