FNUS76 KSTO 090309
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUNTY...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
809 PM PDT FRI JUN 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1830 PDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NEVADA ON SATURDAY WILL TIGHTEN
PRESSURE GRADIENTS RESULTING IN BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ON
SATURDAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON
SUNDAY...NORTHEAST OR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
FIRE SITE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS. DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK TO THE NORTHWEST
DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY BUT WILL BECOME MUCH LIGHTER.

NOTE...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT IN THE VALLEY FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 1000 FEET ON SATURDAY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH UP TO 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTH 12 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...DARIN NELSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120608.COUNT.01/STO

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