FNUS76 KSTO 270056
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR H LINE VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
556 PM PDT WED OCT 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HUMIDITY WILL BE RECOVERING TODAY AS NORTHEAST OR DOWNSLOPE WINDS
WEAKEN OVER THE BURN SITE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
REGION TODAY AND FRIDAY PROVIDING DRY AND MILD WEATHER. WINDS WILL
PRIMARILY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...RISING TO
                    25-30 PERCENT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 1
                    TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST 7 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...WARREN PARRISH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111027.HLINE.02/STO

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