FNUS76 KSTO 140049
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVE S...MNF FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
549 PM PDT THU JUN 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1651 PDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BEHIND THE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE ROCKIES WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH
WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE SITE ON
FRIDAY. THIS WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE MENDOCINO
FOREST INCLUDING THE FIRE SITE. THE WINDS SHOULD RELAX DURING
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALLOWING FOR BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERY
FRIDAY NIGHT.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST
OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BRING A SLOW COOLING TREND TO THE AREA
WITH SOME INCREASE IN HUMIDITY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-60 PERCENT...RISING DURING EVENING...THEN
                    LOWERING TO 25-30 PERCENT TOWARD MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    LATER THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWERING TO 9-15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...NORTHEAST
                    6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...CA-MNF CT-16
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130613.DAVES.01/STO

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