FNUS76 KSTO 091226
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MT HOWELL...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
526 AM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
TO THE BURN AREA. STRONG DAYTIME HEATING WILL TURN WINDS TO THE
SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS
THE RIDGE SHIFTS SLIGHTLY SOUTH. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR IMPROVED
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AND LESS WIND ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.


FORECASTER...
REQUESTED BY...DARIN NELSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.MTHOW.01/STO

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