FNUS76 KSTO 061434
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK RIDGE UNITS...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
634 AM PST TUE NOV 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET DAY WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT TERRAIN WINDS AND INCREASING
CLOUDINESS ON WEDNESDAY. A THERMAL LOW WILL SET UP EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON OVER THE CREST TO THE NORTHWEST DRAWING WEAK SOUTHEAST
WINDS OVER BURN AREA. RH AND WINDS INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COLD
FRONTAL SYSTEM TO IMPACT BURN AREA WITH LIGHT RAIN/SNOW BEGINNING
THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY
THURSDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       RIDGETOP.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH INCREASING 3 TO 7
x09x09    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4400-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       RIDGETOP.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       RIDGETOP.....WEST 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS
x09x09    5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...MENDOCINO NATL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121106.OAKRI.01/STO

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