FNUS76 KSTO 231140
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN MOUNTAIN...SHASTA/TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
440 AM PDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW OFFSHORE GENERATING SOME CONVECTION THIS
AFTERNOON OVER HIGHER TERRAIN OF SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS.
TEMPERATURE WILL COOL DOWN COMPARED TO THIS PAST WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST RIDGETOP FLOW WILL INCREASE HUMIDITY LEVELS TODAY AND
INTO TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
    CUMULUS BUILD UPS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
    THUNDERSTORMS STAYING NORTH OF THE BURN AREA.
TEMPERATURE.........62-65 AT IGNITION.
    73-76 AFTERNOON MAX.
HUMIDITY............60-65 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
    35-40 PERCENT AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE
    1 TO 3 MPH AT IGNITION. THEN INCREASING
    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 4 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT SHOULD
    REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN AREA.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...BEN NEWBURN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.GREEN.02/STO

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