FNUS76 KSTO 100150
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FAIRFIELD...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
650 PM PDT SUN AUG 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1656 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#183-09

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVING OVER THE AREA WILL BRING A LITTLE
MORE WARMING WITH LOWER HUMIDITY ON MONDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL GENERALLY
BE LIGHT ENOUGH THAT SURFACE WINDS SHOULD BE MAINLY LIGHT AND LOCALLY
DRIVEN. A WEAK TROUGH WILL RIDE OVER THE RIDGE FAR TO THE NORTH OF THE
FIRE AREA ON TUESDAY BRINGING A LITTLE COOLING, BUT OTHERWISE HAVING
LITTLE AFFECT.

.TODAY MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 0-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE AFTER
                    ABOUT 1000.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 1-4 GUSTS TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 4 TO 8 GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER ABOUT MID DAY.
                    (EYE LEVEL 0-3 MPH BECOMING 1 TO 3 GUSTS TO 4 MPH)
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-4 MPH AFTER ABOUT 2200.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1-4 GUSTS TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER ABOUT 2200. (EYE LEVEL 0-2 GUSTS TO 3 MPH)
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING LIGHT UPSLOPE 0-4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    (EYE LEVEL 2 TO 3 GUSTS TO 5 MPH.)
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000-10000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...TOM GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090809.FAIRF.01/STO

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