FNUS76 KSTO 260037
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR READING FIRE...USFS/LASSEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
537 PM PDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1730 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE
WEST COAST AND INLAND THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING A
COOLING TREND AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE BURN AREA.
MODERATE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION
OF STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND EXTREMELY DRY
FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRE
SITE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH AFTER 10 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 23 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 MPH.


FORECASTER...
REQUESTED BY...OPERATIONS SEC  CHIEF
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.READI.01/STO

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