FNUS76 KSTO 250442
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PROSPECT ROCK...ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
942 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY WITH
CONTINUED COOLING...INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE UPPER
TROUGH WILL BRING DRYING EAST WINDS AND LOWERING HUMIDITY TO THE
BURN SITE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    BY LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    EAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111025.PROSP.01/STO

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