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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EL DORADO COMPLEX - GRIZZLY...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
206 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 STARTING
LATE TONIGHT AND PEAKING MONDAY MORNING. THIS ALONG WITH LOW
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE
BURN AREA OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. (ADJUSTED FORECAST WINDS FOR NEW LOCATION GIVEN)

.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
                    20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    40 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO
                    30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 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 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 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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