FNUS76 KSTO 040203
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK WILLOW...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
703 PM PDT SAT NOV 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY AND MONDAY
BRINGING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE. NORTHERLY
FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE BURN SITE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE ON MONDAY.

.TODAY (SUNDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO NORTH UP TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 20 MPH MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST UP TO 6 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST TO EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BATTALION 30
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121104.BLACK.01/STO

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