FNUS76 KSTO 100439
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
939 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2056 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HOT AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL RIDE OVER
THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND INTO OREGON ON FRIDAY POSSIBLY BRINGING A
LITTLE MORE MIXING TO THE FIRE SITE...AND A LITTLE MORE WIND OVER
THE RIDGE TOPS LATER IN THE DAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ARE LIKELY DURING MUCH OF THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH UP TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....103-108.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING AND THEN
                    SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 67 TO 72. HIGHS 104 TO 109. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 67 TO 72. HIGHS 103 TO 108. NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 6 MPH.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 67 TO 73. HIGHS 101 TO 106. NORTH WINDS UP TO
7 MPH DURING THE NIGHT AND SOUTH UP TO 7 MPH DURING THE DAY.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...PSC3
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.SALTC.01/STO

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