FNUS76 KSTO 010131
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BEARDSLEY...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
631 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.NORTH.01/STO

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