FNUS76 KSTO 290145
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAC NWRC...U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
643 PM PDT WED OCT 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL PUSH INLAND
TODAY AND FRIDAY BRINGING LIGHTER WINDS THAN EXPERIENCED OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY LIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON MAY ALLOW FOR A SWITCH TO SOUTHERLY WINDS. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM BUT LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR HIGHER DAYTIME HUMIDITY
AND BETTER OVERNIGHT RECOVERY STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHERLY 2 TO 5 GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST 0-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FEET BY EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST 1-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST BY
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY ARENDT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091029.SACNW.01/STO

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