FNUS76 KSTO 031118
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWN...SHASTA/TRINITY UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
418 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0355 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
MOST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE
FIRE TODAY...THOUGH CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED STORM DEVELOPING
NEAR MT LASSEN AND MOVING OFF TO THE NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. IF THIS OCCURS...BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN WIND SHIFTS. A
LITTLE DRIER AND BREEZIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY BEFORE MORE
SIGNIFICANT COOLING ARRIVES AROUND MID-WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH GUSTS 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING
                    THEN CLEARING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE 0-3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH GUSTS 15-20 MPH THROUGH EARLY
                    EVENING...DECREASING AND BECOMING EAST 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH GUSTS 18-23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

FORECASTER...DFR
REQUESTED BY...ROB COBB
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.BROWN.01/STO

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