FNUS76 KSTO 010255
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIDDLETOWN...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
755 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 1.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO NEVADA BEHIND A DRY COLD FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL BE INCREASING...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN DRY
NORTHEAST WINDS BY TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE INCREASING
WINDS WILL LOWER HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND TURN SOUTHERLY
ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING HUMIDITY TO RECOVER.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND BACK
                    TO THE NORTHEAST BY EARLY EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500 TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........HUMIDITY LOWERING TO 18 TO 24 PERCENT DURING
                    EVENING...THEN RISING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT BY
                    MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS INCREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...CHARLIE BLANKENHEIM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.FIDDL.01/STO

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