FNUS76 KSTO 050202
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
602 PM PST SUN DEC 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1716 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.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO
                    34-39 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING
                    EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 12 TO
                    18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1000 TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 16 MPH.


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1000 TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...MATT JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111204.SALT_.01/STO

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