FNUS76 KSTO 130123
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAR...REDDING FIRE DEPT.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
623 PM PDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 PDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
TO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT WITH SOME RAIN LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY ALONG
WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700-900 FT AGL AFTER DARK.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 11 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AFTER DARK.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 11 MPH BECOMING NORTH 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...CAPT  BUCK COGLE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.STAR_.02/STO

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