FNUS76 KSTO 221233
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMSEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
533 AM PDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1509 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMPACTING THE SIERRA CREST AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS (7000 FT AND ABOVE) EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE
WILDFIRE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LOW AND
ARE CURRENTLY MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG THE CREST AND MAY BRUSH THE
UPPER ELEVATION OF THE WILDFIRE SITE WITH BRIEF LIGHT RAIN/SPRINKLES
BUT WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. THIS UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK
EASTWARD TODAY WHICH WILL PUSH THE SHOWERS TOWARDS THE GREAT BASIN IN
NEVADA AND AWAY FROM WILDFIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT S TO SE WINDS
AT WILDFIRE THIS MORNING BECOMING WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL
MODERATE GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON THURSDAY WITH
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AS ANOTHER UPPER LOW MOVES INLAND AND
BRUSHES NORCAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP AROUND 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST UP TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
                    TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...MATT HILDEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120821.RAMSE.01/STO

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