FNUS76 KSTO 031302
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO BROADCAST...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
602 AM PDT WED AUG 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN AFTERNOON WINDS DUE A STRONGER
DELTA BREEZE TODAY AND THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........84-87 AT IGNITION.
    95-98 MAX...LITTLE CHANGE FROM TUE.
RH..................30-35 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
    14-18 PERCENT MIN...LITTLE CHANGE FROM TUE.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS AT 2 TO 4 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN
    SHIFTING SOUTH AT 6 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN
    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........60-64.
RH..................75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........88-92.
RH..................20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12
    MPH BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO
    14 MPH BY LATE MORNING.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...MARK RAKESTRAW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110803.RIOBR.01/STO

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