FNUS76 KSTO 061326
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY BASIN...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
526 AM PST TUE NOV 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 NORTH DRAWING WEAK SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER RIDGES. SOUTHWEST SLOPE WINDS SHOULD
PEAK LATE IN THE 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.........63-66 AT IGNITION.
x09x09    70-75 AFTERNOON MAX.
HUMIDITY............35-40 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
x09x09    28-32 PERCENT AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 3
x09x09    TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
x09x09    6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
x09x09    SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
x09x09    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD MILTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121106.ROCKY.01/STO

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