FNUS76 KSTO 091026
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DONNELL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
326 AM PDT TUE OCT 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1501 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE ALONG CALIFORNIA COASTLINE WILL SLOWLY TRACK SOUTHWARD...
MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AT THE BURNSITE WITH A THREAT OF SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT WINDS. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY
WARMER FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND
UNDER WEAK HIGH PRESSURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST UP
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121008.DONNE.01/STO

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