FNUS76 KSTO 172300
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
400 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY WEAKENS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...LEADING TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AND MORE
INSTABILITY BY SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN THOUGH
SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NEAR ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY. THERE COULD BE ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AT THE
PERIPEHERY OF THUNDERSTORTMDS EARLY SUNDAY...HOWEVER STORMS SHOULD
CONTAIN WETTING RAIN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR REST OF TODAY
   WEATHER............CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 93
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 17%
   WIND...20-FT.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1.
   MIXING HEIGHT......8000 FT AGL
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 55-60 AT VALLEY BOTTOMS AND NEAR 70 IN
THERMAL BELTS.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 35-40% EXCEPT 25% IN THERMAL BELTS.
   WIND...20-FT.......NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP WIND......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1
   MIXING HEIGHT......LESS THAN 500 FT.
   MIXING WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   WEATHER............SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 90-94
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 17-20%
   WIND...20-FT.......NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST 3-6
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP WIND......SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH.
   CWR................0%
   LAL................1
   MIXING HEIGHT......8000 FT AGL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY. A FEW DRY
LIGHTING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
CONTAIN RAIN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN IS 10%
SATURDAY NIGHT AND 20% SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED.

FORECASTER...SG
REQUESTED BY...HOWLAND IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090717.HOWLA.01/STO

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REQUESTED BY...HOWLAND IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE