FNUS76 KSTO 021114
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EL DORADO COMPLEX  1...AMADOR/ELDORADO UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
314 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0240 PST ON DECEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING AS THE GENERAL EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
CONTINUE. THE UPPER EAST SLOPE IS THE THE FAVORED AREA FOR
LOCALLY-ENHANCED FUNNELING DOWN THE CANYON TOWARD JENKINSON LAKE.
THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF
INCREASED NORTHEASTERLY WINDS BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. EXPECT POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING WITH SLIGHT
    INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
    TO 25 DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
    THEN DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT
    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT THEN DECREASING TO LESS THAN 20
    PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...DUSTY MARTIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111202.ELDOR.02/STO

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