FNUS76 KSTO 310126
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARLING EAGLET...USFS - ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
626 PM PDT SUN OCT 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TODAY (MONDAY) LEADING TO A COOLING TREND
WITH AN INCREASE IN RIDGE TOP WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER
THE BURN SITE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BRINGING MUCH COOLER AND
WINDIER CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE...AND A DRYING NORTHEAST WIND.
A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN COLDER AND UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 TO 2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY AND BREEZIER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO
                    12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 64 TO 69. EAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
COOLER. A CHANCE OF RAIN. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS
49 TO 54. SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 34 TO 39. HIGHS
45 TO 50. WEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.DARLI.01/STO

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