FNUS76 KSTO 212229
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAGLEY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
325 PM PDT FRI SEP 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0831 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SLIGHT INCREASE IN RH RECOVERY VALUES OVER RIDGES SATURDAY NIGHT.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP EASTERN EDGE OF FIRE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS UPPER LOW SKIRTS NORTHEAST OF AREA.
THE LOW MOVES INTO NEVADA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY GENERATING
DRYING NORTH WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY BEHIND THE LOW. THE
NORTH WINDS APPEAR TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT. WEAK RIDGING DEVELOPS MID
TO LATE WEEK WITH LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS WITH CONTINUED POOR
RH RECOVERY VALUES.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
x09x09    SOUTH UP TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
x09x09    SOUTH 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL LATE
x09x09    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH UP TO 7 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST WINDS UP
x09x09    TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH SHIFTING
x09x09    NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT JUST TO EAST.
LAL.................1 WITH 2 JUST TO EAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING NORTH AROUND 5
x09x09    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 57. HIGHS 75 TO 85. NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO
5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 15 MPH OVER RIDGES.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 53. HIGHS 77 TO 87. NORTHEAST WINDS
4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH OVER RIDGES.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 58. HIGHS 79 TO 89. NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO
5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...ROBB BEERY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120921.BAGLE.01/STO

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