FNUS76 KSTO 101643
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MT  HOWELL...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
943 AM PDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY AND DRY TODAY BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WENT THROUGH THE
AREA OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN
YESTERDAY AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS A LITTLE HIGHER. LIGHT
WINDS THROUGH THE LATE MORNING WILL BECOME WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON
THEN BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...RICH FUQUA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.MTHOW.01/STO

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