FNUS76 KSTO 271708
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONCOW...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1008 AM PDT THU SEP 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0936 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND VERY WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN...CHANNELED DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT, PEAKING IN THE
MORNING AND THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE EAST-
WEST VALLEY NORTH OF CONCOW CHANNELS PORTIONS OF THE FEATHER
RIVER CANYON DOWNSLOPING WINDS FROM THE EAST OVER THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
x09x09    TO THE SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH AROUND 1200.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5-7 MPH WITH GUST TO 12 MPH SHIFTING
x09x09    SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN
x09x09    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
x09x09    SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP TO 6 MPH AFTER 1200.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700-10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...LORRI DE WALT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120927.CONCO.01/STO

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