FNUS76 KSTO 170134
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTLESS...USFS - ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
634 PM PDT SUN OCT 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY (MONDAY) WILL MOVE
EAST OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC APPROACHES THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS WILL BRING
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS TO THE BURN SITE ON
TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. ON
WEDNESDAY THE TROF WILL BE MOVING OVER THE BURN SITE...BUT ANY
WETTING RAIN IS FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE BURN SITE.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.



.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST 1 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 4
                    TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3
                    TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    BY MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 52 TO 57. HIGHS 68 TO 73. SOUTH WINDS 2 TO
6 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 54 TO 61. HIGHS 70 TO 75. SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO
7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111017.HARTL.01/STO

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