FNUS76 KSTO 070436
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOODS RIDGE PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
836 PM PST TUE NOV 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 07.
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 WINDY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 30 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 33 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 33 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...GREG VER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121107.BLOOD.01/STO

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