FNUS76 KSTO 231316
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMSEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
616 AM PDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BRUSH FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY.
THE LOW WILL INCREASE SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST-ALIGNED
CANYON AT THE FIRE SITE LATER TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE
RH TRENDS TODAY...SIMILAR TO SLIGHTLY WETTER COMPARED TO YESTERDAY.
GENTLE COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED TODAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE ON FRIDAY
EXCEPT THAT THE BREEZY CONDITIONS SHOULD LESSEN. ANOTHER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY. THIS LOW WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER WHICH WILL
CONTINUE THE COOLING TREND AND ENHANCE SOUTHWEST WINDS AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST UP TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...MATT HILDEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.RAMSE.01/STO

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