FNUS76 KSTO 060159
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK RIDGE UNITS...U.S.FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
559 PM PST MON NOV 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1655 PST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL CAUSE UNSEASONABLY WARM AND
DRY WEATHER OVER THE BURN SITE TUESDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL BEGIN
TO BREAK DOWN ON WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE WEST
COAST AND A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING SHOWERS AND
COOLER WEATHER TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS
OVER THE BURN AREA WILL BE LIGHT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...
REQUESTED BY...MENDOCINO NAT  FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121105.OAKRI.02/STO

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