FNUS76 KSTO 031754
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE...TUOLUMNE/CALAVERAS UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
954 AM PST SAT DEC 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0917 PST ON DECEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A WEAKENING SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS AGAIN. LOW
HUMIDITIES WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 22 TO 32 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
                    AROUND NOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 22 TO 32 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND 6 PM.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2500 FT AGL AROUND NOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...MIKE SHIRLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111203.BLUE_.01/STO

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