FNUS76 KSTO 070020
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT FIRE...USFS- ELDORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
420 PM PST TUE DEC 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1532 PST ON DECEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY WEATHER PATTERN WITH CLEAR CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED OVER THE
REST OF THE WEEK WITH COOL NIGHTS AND TEMPERATURES WARMING TO
ABOVE NORMAL IN THE AFTERNOON. A WEAK SYSTEM PASSING OVER THE
SIERRA LATE THURSDAY WILL BRING INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS TO THE
BURN AREA THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 14
                    MPH WITH GUSTS INCREASING UP TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...M  JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111206.SALTF.01/STO

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