FNUS76 KSTO 252322
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPECTACULAR...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
422 PM PDT THU JUN 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...VERY HOT AND DRY THIS WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BRINGING HOT AND DRY
WEATHER TO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND.  TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BREAK
THE TRIPLE DIGIT MARK BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH DAYTIME
HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT.  POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL ALSO DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....101-105.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 OVERNIGHT.

FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...D WOOD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090627.SPECT.01/STO

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