FNUS76 KSTO 270346
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PROSPECT ROCK...ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
846 PM PDT WED OCT 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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 WITH UPSLOPE OR WEST WINDS INCREASING
HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOONS.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT...RISING TO 25-33 PERCENT DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 TO 2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-25 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111027.PROSP.01/STO

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