FNUS76 KSTO 051158
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENF WIND COMPLEX...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
358 AM PST MON DEC 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2001 PST ON DECEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST THIS MORNING AND
DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A JET MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER THE WILDFIRE MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE FROM
THE EASTERN PACIFIC NUDGES INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY FOR LIGHTER
WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 20 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...LUKE MINTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111204.ENFWI.02/STO

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