FNUS76 KSTO 070329
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK RIDGE UNITS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
729 PM PST TUE NOV 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY BASIN...MNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
725 PM PST TUE NOV 6 2012

.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.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 19 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 19 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 28 TO 33. HIGHS
36 TO 41. NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 27 TO 32.
HIGHS 38 TO 43. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.VETERANS DAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 34 TO 39. HIGHS 43 TO 48. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...KER LEE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121107.OAKRI.01/STO

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