FNUS76 KSTO 121255
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTLESS...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
555 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RH HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS MORNING OVER MID AND UPPER
SLOPES AROUND THE BURN AREA WITH NE WINDS. EXPECT RIDGETOP AND
ALIGNED CANYON WINDS TO INCREASE THIS MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING
WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. LOWEST RH WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND NOON
TO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING IN SOME
MOISTURE FROM LOWER ELEVATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT AROUND NOON THEN A SLIGHT
    INCREASE.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS 12 TO 15 MPH.
    THEN SHIFTING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
    IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN DECREASING TO 2400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST SHIFTING NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. THEN LOWERING INTO
    THE 30'S.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER
    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT AROUND NOON BEFORE LEVELING OFF
    AND SLIGHTLY INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING WEST 6 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...SEAN DUNN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111012.HARTL.01/STO

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