FNUS76 KSTO 271220 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTLESS...ELDORADO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 520 AM PDT THU OCT 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MINOR FLUCTUATIONS IN TEMPERATURES INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A FAIRLY FLAT RIDGE OVER THE AREA. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER WAVE MAY MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND DROP INTO THE GREAT BASIN FOR POSSIBLE GUSTY WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND NOON. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 7 MPH AROUND NOON. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 800 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 2200 FT AGL AROUND NOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH AROUND NOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING EAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH AROUND 8 PM. RIDGETOP.........BECOMING EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH AROUND 8 PM. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND 8 PM. MIXING WINDS........BECOMING EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH AROUND 8 PM. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND NOON. RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2000 FT AGL AROUND NOON. MIXING WINDS........BECOMING WEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 44 TO 49. EAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 66 TO 72. WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 51. NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 66 TO 72. WEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 52. VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 64 TO 70. WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 43 TO 49. EAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH. FORECASTER...HSO REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111027.HARTL.01/STO $$