FNUS76 KSTO 061110
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR REECER RIDGE...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
310 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 DRAWING WEAK SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OVER
RIDGES. WEAK VARIABLE SLOPE WINDS SHOULD PEAK LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE BURN AREA BECOMES SHADED. RH AND WINDS
INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM TO IMPACT BURN AREA
WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65-69 AT IGNITION.
x09x09    75-78 AFTERNOON MAX.
HUMIDITY............40-45 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
x09x09    25-30 PERCENT AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 2 MPH BECOMING
x09x09    UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
x09x09    EARLY AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE UP TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT IN THE MORNING BEFORE INCREASING
x09x09    SLIGHTLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 2 MPH BECOMING
x09x09    UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
x09x09    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
x09x09    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...JOE SEAN KENNEDY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121106.REECE.01/STO

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