FNUS76 KSTO 281236
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMSEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
536 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1935 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT FIRE SITE DUE TO BREEZY/GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS. WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL LESSEN AS THE
DAY PROGRESSES ON WEDNESDAY. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED ON THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY A COOLING TREND THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 4 TO 7 MPH BY
                    EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY WEDNESDAY
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...SETH GREENE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120827.RAMSE.01/STO

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