FNUS76 KSTO 230121
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HILL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
621 PM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1746 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL COOL TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASE HUMIDITIES FOR TONIGHT. RIDGETOP WINDS AT THE BURNSITE WILL
BE ENHANCED THIS EVENING BUT TAPER OVERNIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL PICK UP DURING THE DAY PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON ON
THURSDAY. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES ON THURSDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO AROUND 200 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS POSSIBLE
                    UP TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000-5000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB/RB
REQUESTED BY...CAMERINO SUAREZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090422.HILL_.01/STO

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