FNUS76 KSTO 010026
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUMMIT FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
526 PM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1522 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS A SERIES OF
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS APPROACH THE AREA. THE FIRST WILL STAY NORTH OF
THE WILDFIRE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...HOWEVER IT SHOULD BRING STRONGER
SOUTH WINDS ON SATURDAY. FRONTAL SYSTEMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BRINGING BETTER CHANCES OF
WETTING RAINS AND BREEZY WINDS.


.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO
                    12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...ERIC HENSEL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110930.SUMMI.01/STO

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