FNUS76 KSTO 042118 CCA
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EL DORADO COMPLEX - GRIZZLY...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
106 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1214 PST ON DECEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING THROUGH NEVADA TODAY INTO MONDAY
WILL BRING A RETURN TO STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS LATE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS TONIGHT AND
MONDAY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA.
WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 18 TO 28 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    45 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO
                    35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING INCREASING TO 25 TO
                    35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    40 MPH IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 22 TO 34 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 52 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN DECREASING
                    TO EAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...SEAN GRIFFIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111204.ELDOR.01/STO

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