FNUS76 KSTO 280014
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR READING FIRE...USFS/LASSEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
514 PM PDT MON AUG 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1604 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING RELATIVELY LIGHT WIND TO THE
WILDFIRE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. HOWEVER...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL
BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
PARTICULARLY ALONG THE RIDGETOPS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED
TO HIGHLIGHT THESE CONCERNS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...OPERATIONS SEC  CHIEF
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120827.READI.01/STO

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