FNUS76 KSTO 302345
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA FIRE 12CATGU006696...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
445 PM PDT THU AUG 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DROPPING INTO THE EASTERN
PACIFIC WILL BRING SLIGHT COOLING FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR
TO TODAY FOR FRIDAY TURNING TO SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    THROUGH 9 PM. SHIFTING TO THE EAST UP TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 MPH.


FORECASTER...
REQUESTED BY...ROB DAUGHERTY  SITL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120830.PONDE.01/STO

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