FNUS76 KSTO 271205
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMSEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
505 AM PDT MON AUG 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1931 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE A BIT WEAKER TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY BUT LOCAL GUSTS
MAY STILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF FIRE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.
HUMIDITIES WILL TREND DRIER TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE FIRE LOCATION. THE
COMBINATION OF ENHANCED SOUTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY...LOW HUMIDITY
...AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS COULD RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRE SITE. PLEASE CHECK UPDATES TO FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST TODAY TO SEE IF FIRE SITE IS INCLUDED IN A RED FLAG
WATCH/WARNING AFTER MORNING CONFERENCE CALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS
                    POSSIBLE AROUND 14 TO 18 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...MATT HILDEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.RAMSE.01/STO

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