FNUS76 KSTO 130617
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMSEY...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1117 PM PDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1931 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE VERY WARM CONDITIONS OVER THE
FIRE SITE THIS WEEK. MONSOON MOISTURE HAS INCREASED OVER THE AREA
ALLOWING HUMIDITY TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT...AND SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT
IN HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH THE
INCREASE IN MONSOON MOISTURE...WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED...EXCEPT
MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF THE
FIRE SITE...MAINLY NEAR THE CREST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
                    AND INTO EARLY EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST UP TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST TO
                    NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 12,000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE
                    FIRE SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 10,000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...ROY MORRIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.RAMSE.02/STO

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