FNUS76 KSTO 211825
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKHEAD BLOCK  A...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1125 AM PDT SAT APR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN SITE SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD
ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO A SLIGHT MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIURNALLY INFLUENCED WITH NORTH WINDS IN THE
MORNING BECOMING SOUTH BY AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 4
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...BEN NEWBURN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120422.LAKHE.01/STO

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