FNUS76 KSTO 221728
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAR...REDDING FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
935 AM PDT FRI APR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A WEAK SHORTWAVE
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT.  THIS WAVE WILL BRING LOWER
CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN RH..............28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11
                    MPH AROUND 2 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50. AT 7 PM 63 DEGREES
MAX RH..............85-90 PERCENT. AT 7 PM RH 44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 6
                    MPH AROUND 9 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT 7 PM AROUND 2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR
                    400 FT AROUND 9 PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...CAPTAIN VARNUM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110422.STAR_.01/STO

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