FNUS76 KSTO 300429
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR CAMP...USFS MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
929 PM PDT SAT OCT 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY (SUNDAY) BUT WILL
BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON MONDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE
FIRE SITE AFTER MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING GUSTY NORTH WINDS
AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN SITE INTO TUESDAY. THE
WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS SIMILAR TO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF LAST WEEK.

.TODAY (SUNDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND MILD.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST LESS THAN 3 MPH EARLY INCREASING TO
                    8 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...RICK MOWERY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111029.CEDAR.01/STO

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