FNUS76 KSTO 152220
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHASTA FC3...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
320 PM PDT WED JUN 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS RIDGE
HAS BROUGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BREEZY NORTH WINDS TO THE AREA.
BREEZIEST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN SMITH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110616.SHAST.01/STO

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