FNUS76 KSTO 121244
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHANCE VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
544 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.
ONSHORE FLOW WILL INITIALLY BRING LIGHT SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS TO THE BURNSITE DURING MORNING HOURS. WINDS EXPECTED TO
STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY IN THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS. ONSHORE
WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY...INCOMING
MARINE STRATUS MAY BRING SOME DRIZZLE TOMORROW IF STRATUS
APPROACHES THE BURNSITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    AND EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WATERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110713.CHANC.01/STO

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