Spot Forecast for KNIGHT Fire National Weather Service Sacramento 740 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2009 |
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. |
SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 740 PM PDT THU JUL 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1926 PDT ON JULY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ONLY SLIGHT CHANGES IN STORE FRIDAY AS FIRE AREA REMAINS UNDER UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. MAY SEE JUST A SLIGHT COOLING AS UPPER LOW OFF THE CENTRAL COAST EDGES EASTWARD. ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE AREA WITH FIRE LIKELY REMAINING OUT OF DOWNDRAFT INFLUENCE. WIND CHANGES FROM DOWNCANYON TO UPCANYON AND INVERSION BREAKS STILL EXPECTED AROUND 0900. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69 HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 64 LOWEST ELEVATIONS. MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO AROUND 60 PERCENT LOWEST ELEVATIONS. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON AFTER ABOUT 2100 TO 1 TO 3 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 8 MPH. RIDGETOP.........BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 GUSTS TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 TO 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 89 LOWEST ELEVATIONS. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 21 PERCENT LOWEST ELEVATIONS. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....TURNING AFTER ABOUT 0900 TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 1-3 GUSTS TO 8 MPH. RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AFTER ABOUT 0900 TO 4 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO AROUND 6000 TO 8000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...BYRON KIMBALL REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE |