FNUS76 KSTO 070205
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FAIRFIELD...LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
705 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1755 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#177-09

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY HAS MOVED WELL TO THE EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE
HAS BEGUN BUILDING OVER THE AREA. THEREFORE...EXPECT A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE GENERAL WIND FLOW WILL
TRANSITION TO THE NORTHWEST BY THIS MORNING AND THEN NORTH TO NORTHEAST
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH AFTER ABOUT 0900.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE AFTER ABOUT 2100.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH TO AROUND 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET AFTER ABOUT 2100.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73 TO 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT UPSLOPE TO 5 MPH AFTER ABOUT 0900.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...TOM GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090806.FAIRF.01/STO

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