FNUS76 KSTO 111639
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAC NWR HEADQUARTERS PILE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
857 AM PDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE WEST COAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
ONE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY SPREADING SOME
MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 6 MPH
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND 8 PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 2000 FT AGL AROUND NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...TONY ARENDT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.SACNW.01/STO

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