FNUS76 KSTO 100116 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR SAC T10 3 JOINTGRASS RX...U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 616 PM PDT TUE AUG 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON AUGUST 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SEASONABLE WEATHER PATTERN WITH WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND UP VALLEY WINDS NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP PASSING TROUGHS WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA. A STRONGER SUBSIDENCE INVERSION IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WHICH WILL LOWER THE MIXING HEIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-98. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....NEARLY CALM WINDS EARLY BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 11 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MAX HUMIDITY........85-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NEARLY CALM LATE. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL. MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-99. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....NEARLY CALM WINDS EARLY BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. FORECASTER...JHM REQUESTED BY...KIPP MORRILL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110810.SACT1.01/STO $$