Spot Forecast for KNIGHT Fire
National Weather Service Sacramento
1113 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2009
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1113 AM PDT THU JUL 30 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#148-09

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS JUST A LITTLE OVER THE FIRE
AREA TODAY AND TOMORROW. IN GENERAL EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE IN
CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS. SOMEWHAT STRONGER THERMAL BELTS MAY DEVELOP
TONIGHT. NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED. OCCASIONAL WIND
GUSTS TO 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 1300 BOTH DAYS.

FOR TODAY
   WEATHER............MOSTLY SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 92
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 22%
   WIND...20-FT.......UPCANYON 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER
1300.
   RIDGETOP WIND......WEST-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
AFTER 1300.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1
   MIXING HEIGHT......5000-7000 FT AGL
   MIXING WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 70-75
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 40-50% EXCEPT 31-35% IN THERMAL BELTS.
   WIND...20-FT.......EVENING UPCANYON 7 TO 11 MPH BECOMING
DOWNCANYON 3-5 MPH AFTER 2000.
   RIDGETOP WIND......EVENING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1
   MIXING HEIGHT......LESS THAN 500 FEET
   MIXING WINDS.......NORTHEASR 4 TO 7 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   WEATHER............MOSTLY SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 93
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 25%
   WIND...20-FT.......DOWNCANYON 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
UPCANYON 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300.
   RIDGETOP WIND......DOWNCANYON 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1
   MIXING HEIGHT......6000-8000 FT AGL
   MIXING WINDS.......WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

FORECASTER...SG
REQUESTED BY...BYRON KIMBALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE