FNUS76 KSTO 181318
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURPHY RD 63...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
618 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MAINTAINS BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH
GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES FOR THE BURNSITE. ONSHORE
FLOW WILL DOMINATE BY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING CAUSING
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE BURNSITE DURING THESE HOURS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
COASTAL RANGE TODAY...BUT PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN WELL
NORTH OF BURNSITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST DOWNVALLEY WINDS IN THE MORNING
                    AT 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    10 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
                    EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST DOWNVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS IN THE MORNING LESS
                    THAN 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...DAN HERNDON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110718.MURPH.01/STO

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