FNUS76 KSTO 160300
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH ORD...U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
713 PM PDT THU OCT 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE FROM RECENT RAINFALL ALLOWED LOW LEVEL CLOUD
COVER TO REMAIN OVER THIS AREA MOST OF THE DAY THURSDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA COMBINED WITH LIGHT NORTH WINDS WILL
BRING CLEARER SKIES FRIDAY WITH MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER
HUMIDITY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE COAST SATURDAY WILL
BRING IN SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....TURNING TO SOUTHEAST 1-4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST TO AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH HIGH CLOUDS
                    SPREADING OVER THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 TO 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 8
                    MPH.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2500 FT IN THE
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...KIPP MORRILL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091016.SOUTH.01/STO

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