FNUS76 KSTO 290149
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR READING FIRE...LASSEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
649 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1850 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAS
BROUGHT BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE LOCATION TODAY. THE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND SWITCH DIRECTION AFTER MIDNIGHT
TO A NORTHEAST TO EAST DIRECTION. SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN NORMAL
DRAINAGE WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT DUE TO HIGHER SURFACE
PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE INTERIOR FROM THE LOW PRESSURE AREA.
WINDS ON WEDNESDAY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS TODAY
BUT WILL SHIFT UPSLOPE BY LATE MORNING. HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE
TO BE VERY POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST AT 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT
                    4 TO 8 MPH BY 11 AM WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    17 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST TO 8 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST BY 11 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...FUHRMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.READI.01/STO

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