FNUS76 KSTO 021324
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY BASIN...MNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
605 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........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING THEN SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 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.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING THEN SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO 2000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

FORECAST OUTLOOK...

SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 67 TO 72. MIN RH 30 T0 35 PERCENT.
WINDS NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 72 TO 77. MIN RH 25 TO 35%. WINDS
NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ADAM CORONADO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121102.ROCKY.01/STO

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