FNUS76 KSTO 121340
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHANCE VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
640 AM PDT TUE JUL 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOLING TREND WITH INCREASING HUMIDITIES CONTINUES THIS WEEK UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST.
LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BURNSITE DURING
MORNING HOURS...BECOMING MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE
AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS...THEN LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AGAIN
OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AFTERNOON WINDS ON WEDNESDAY
WILL STRENGTHEN SIMILAR TO TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 9 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WATERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110712.CHANC.01/STO

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