FNUS76 KSTO 241649
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND BAR FLAT...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
949 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL
BRING A COOLING TREND TO THE FIRE SITE TODAY. THE UPPER TROUGH
IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH
CONTINUED COOLING AND AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING DRYING EAST WINDS
AND LOWERING HUMIDITY TO THE BURN SITE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111024.SANDB.01/STO

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