FNUS76 KSTO 102340
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRINDSTONE CHAPARREL HELITORCH BURN...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
340 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1520 PST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS COVERED THE REGION THE PAST FEW DAYS
IS WEAKENING AS THE PATTERN GRADUALLY SHIFTS TO A WETTER ONE FOR
NEXT WEEK. BETTER RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN BY SUNDAY MORNING. RAIN SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY
LIGHT...AROUND 1 OR 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH OR LESS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN
                    THE LATE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST EARLY THIS EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH TOWARD
                    DAWN.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50...COOLING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 14-20 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH.

FORECASTER...DFR
REQUESTED BY...SUPT 12
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120310.GRIND.01/STO

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