FNUS76 KSTO 050002
FWSSTO

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1508 PST ON DECEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST
MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE MOVING SOUTHWARD OVER NEVADA TONIGHT
BRINGING A RETURN TO DRY AND BLUSTERY NORTHEAST WINDS THAT
WILL LAST INTO MONDAY MORNING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LATER TONIGHT AND
INTO MONDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.
HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS THE NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPE WINDS
DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT THIS EVENING...THEN LOWERING
                    TO 15-20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 1 TO 6 MPH BECOMING EAST 8 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH UP TO 5 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING EAST
                    AND INCREASING TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH
                    WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1000 TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 4 TO 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...SYLVIANE OWENS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111204.ELDOR.03/STO

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