FNUS76 KSTO 201324
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVES FIRE...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
624 AM PDT THU JUN 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1824 PDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NORTHERLY RIDGE WIND AND LOWER RH TODAY INTO SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING WIND AFTER 0800 AS DRIER NORTHWEST WIND DEVELOPS TODAY
AND CONTINUES FRIDAY. LOWER BROWNS CANYON MAY BE SHELTERED FROM
MAIN NORTHERLY RIDGE WINDS AND MIDSLOPES MAY BATTLE UPSLOPE FLOW
IN THE AFTERNOON. CONTINUED WARMING SATURDAY WITH LESS WIND...THEN
COOLER AND MORE MOIST SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........68-71 AT 1200...74-78 AFTERNOON MAX.
HUMIDITY............30-35% AT 1200...20-25% AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST 10 TO
x09x09    13 MPH AROUND 1200.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50% RIDGE...50-55% VALLEY.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7
x09x09    MPH AROUND 2100.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING NORTH AFTER
x09x09    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH BUT BATTLING UPSLOPE FLOW BY
 x09            LATE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 16 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...KATHERINE REED
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130619.DAVES.01/STO

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