FNUS76 KSTO 130348
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FAIRFIELD...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
848 PM PDT WED AUG 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1931 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#190-09

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY
(THURSDAY)...AND WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. THIS
WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITIES BUT GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO THE FIRE SITE UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.


.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6600-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE OR DRAINAGE LESS THAN
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500-8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...TOM GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090812.FAIRF.01/STO

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