Spot Forecast for KNIGHT Fire National Weather Service Sacramento 805 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2009 |
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. |
SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 805 PM PDT SAT AUG 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1921 PDT ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE BURN AREA. STRONG OVERNIGHT INVERSION WILL ONCE AGAIN TRAP SMOKE NEAR THE SURFACE. OTHERWISE...EXPECT A GRADUAL COOLING TREND TO BEGIN TOMORROW...WITH HUMIDITIES RISING A LITTLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGES AGAIN ON SUNDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING...THEN CLEARING OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MAX HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...48-54 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP.........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE. MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 3 TO 8 MPH. RIDGETOP.........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 1 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. FORECASTER...PALMER REQUESTED BY...BYRON KIMBALL REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE |