000
FNUS76 KSTO 212319
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWS...SHASTA/TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
345 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1523 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH WILL BRING SOME CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE AREA THIS EVENING. LOCAL
GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND
PASSES ON MONDAY MORNING WITH A SURFACE HIGH BUILDING INTO OREGON
BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY
BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 20 MPH AROUND 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTH WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AROUND 10 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT
                    AGL AROUND 8 PM.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH.


.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...NISHA VAN HEES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20080921.MEADO.01/STO

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000
FNUS76 KSTO 202331
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWS...SHASTA/TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
400 PM PDT SAT SEP 20 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1428 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK RIDGE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER SHORTWAVE
TROUGH THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FIRE AREA MONDAY MORNING AS A
SURFACE HIGH BUILDS INTO OREGON. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY BRINGING WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AROUND 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 18
                    MPH BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 7 MPH AROUND 10 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT
                    AGL AROUND 8 PM.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH AROUND 9 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
                    TO 22 MPH AROUND 10 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...NISHA VAN HEES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20080920.MEADO.01/STO

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