FNUS76 KSTO 140329
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRUMHELLER UPLAND RX...U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
829 PM PDT THU OCT 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY
WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. A SLIGHT WEAKENING OF THE RIDGE IS
FORECAST ON SATURDAY LEADING TO A SLIGHT COOLING TREND. THE
WEAKENING OF THE RIDGE WILL ALLOW SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER
THE BURN SITE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
                    THAN 3 MPH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NEARLY CALM WINDS BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO
                    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...KIPP MORRILL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.DRUMH.01/STO

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