FNUS76 KSTO 112341
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAR...REDDING FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
441 PM PDT MON APR 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1640 PDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
WHILE THE SYSTEM MAY BRING A FEW SPRINKLES THIS EVENING...BY AND
LARGE THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY. SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS
WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WED AND BRING A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY LATE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...CAPT  VARNUM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110411.STAR_.01/STO

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