FNUS76 KSTO 111302
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WARD-SHF-2922...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
602 AM PDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0532 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST WITH A WARMING TREND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
THIS WEEK. LOW MINIMUM RH VALUES AT BURNSITE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS WITH MODERATE TO POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS AT BURNSITE...HOWEVER DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY
GET FUNNELED THROUGH THE NE-SW ORIENTED CANYON NEAR BURNSITE. THIS
COULD PRODUCE OCCASIONALLY STRONGER WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS.
GENTLE COOLING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK BUT DAYTIME HIGHS
WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH-
                    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...POSSIBLE INCREASE
                    OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS
                    AROUND 5 TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL
                    OR LOWER IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    UPSLOPE WINDS UP TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...SWENSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.WARDS.01/STO

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