FNUS76 KSTO 261641
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND BAR FLAT...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
941 AM PDT WED OCT 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE DRY CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEKEND. LOCALLY
GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND OVER RIDGES TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 BECOMING WEST 7 IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111026.SANDB.01/STO

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