FNUS76 KSTO 121330
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLAP JACK...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
530 AM PST THU JAN 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE STILL OVERHEAD WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE. LOWEST
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE MORNINGS WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
THE AFTERNOONS. THIS PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE INTO THE WEEKEND. A
WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM MAY BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA
SUNDAY WITH INCREASED RIDGETOP WINDS. A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN
CHANGE MAY BE IN PLACE BY WEDNESDAY WITH SOME WETTER WEATHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........40-45 AT IGNITION.
    63-68 AFTERNOON MAX.
HUMIDITY............12-18 PERCENT MIN AT IGNITION.
    20-25 PERCENT AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE UP TO 3 MPH AT IGNITION
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH LATE MORNING AND
    THEN UPCANYON 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT INCREASING TO 1700 FT AGL
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT AND
    DECREASING AFTERWARD.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE UP TO 3 MPH EARLY MORNING BECOMING
    UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH LATE MORNING AND THEN
    UPCANYON 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...MIKE COOPER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120112.SLAPJ.01/STO

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