FNUS76 KSTO 070314
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK RIDGE UNITS...U.S.FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
714 PM PST TUE NOV 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 PST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING CYCLONIC FLOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY AS A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE GULF OF ALASKA BEGINS TO
MOVE TOWARDS THE LOCATION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLING OFF FOR WEDNESDAY
WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND LIGHT SURFACE WINDS. RAPIDLY LOWERING SNOW
LEVELS ON THURSDAY WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOW TO THE
LOCATION ALONG WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...MENDOCINO NAT  FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121106.OAKRI.02/STO

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