FNUS76 KSTO 250424
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR READING FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
924 PM PDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2021 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BURN SITE WILL REMAIN UNDER DRY AND STABLE
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ON SATURDAY. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 20 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS. BURN AREA WILL SEE
SLIGHT COOLING AND INCREASE IN WINDS ON SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DROPS OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE EASTERN
PACIFIC.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 10 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.


FORECASTER...
REQUESTED BY...READING OPERATIONS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.READI.01/STO

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