FNUS76 KSTO 010149
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON TRAP...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
649 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
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 ON TUESDAY. THE INCREASING WINDS WILL LOWER
HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING HUMIDITY TO
RECOVER AS WINDS TURN UPSLOPE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
                    BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY LATE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...TERESA RIESENHUBER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.IRONT.01/STO

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