FNUS76 KSTO 021119
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EL DORADO COMPLEX  2...OTHER-LOCAL/COUNTY/CITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
319 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0238 PST ON DECEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AT THE BURNSITE
WHILE HUMIDITIES REMAIN LOW. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS...ESPECIALLY
FUNNELED THROUGH NE-SW ORIENTED CANYONS...ARE EXPECTED FROM NOW
THROUGH ABOUT 6-7 AM. WINDS WILL LESSEN DURING LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS...HOWEVER MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT MODERATE
NE FLOW STARTS TONIGHT AROUND 7-9 PM. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING'S HIGHER WIND SPEEDS WILL RE-DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT (NEAR MIDNIGHT) AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE EXPECTED IN RH VALUES AS THE RECENT WINDS HAVE
DRIED MUCH OF THE FUELS AND POOR RECOVERIES ARE FORECAST OVER
THE WEEKEND. WETTEST TIME SHOULD BE EARLY EVENING TONIGHT (RH
AROUND 25-35%) BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT BECOMING LESS THAN 20 PERCENT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 16 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 18 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...DUSTY MARTIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111202.ELDOR.03/STO

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