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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WYE...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
221 AM PDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0152 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE AT FIRE SITE TODAY. VERY
GRADUAL COOLING TREND BEGINS WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. LOW
MINIMUM RH VALUES DURING DAYTIME WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO MARGINALLY IMPROVE TODAY DUE
TO MONSOONAL MOISTURE MOVING NORTHWARD INTO CALIFORNIA. MAINLY
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS BUT LOCAL MODERATE GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH
POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY AND NORTHWARD
ALONG THE COASTAL RANGE BUT SHOULD STAY NORTH OF FIRE SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS TEMPS WILL RANGE
                    78-85 THEN PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON TO ABOUT
                    105-109.
MIN HUMIDITY........DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS FROM ABOUT 2 AM TO
                    8 AM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE 20-30 PERCENT. BY
                    AFTERNOON IT WILL LOWER TO 7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS...
                    BECOMING WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
                    MODERATE GUSTS BETWEEN 15-20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS DURING EARLY MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    10-20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS DURING EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. MODERATE GUSTS
                    AROUND 15-20 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
                    LESSEN OVERNIGHT AND BECOME DOWNSLOPE.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....102-107.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100-11400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...TOM KNECHT  FC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.WYE__.01/STO

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