FNUS76 KSTO 021301
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK WILLOW...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
545 AM PDT FRI NOV 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE STATE WILL BRING
WARMING AND DRYING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DESPITE THIS WARMING
TREND...RH VALUES WILL REMAIN MODERATE DUE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL
THURSDAY MORNING. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN
RELATIVELY LIGHT SO WINDS WILL BE MAINLY SLOPE DOMINATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO 2000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER SUNSET.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BATTALION 30
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121102.BLACK.01/STO

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