FNUS76 KSTO 121154
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWIS RANCH...AMADOR/ELDORADO UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
454 AM PDT FRI AUG 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES WITH A WEAK UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE
WEST COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY.

NOTE: APPEARS WINDS ON THE PORTABLE RAWS MAY BE 180 DEGREES OFF ON
DIRECTION - IT GAVE NORTHEAST WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE CHECK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE 2-4 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7
MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS 10-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 2-5 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE 2-4 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8
                    MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS 10-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

FORECASTER...DFR
REQUESTED BY...DON WATT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110812.LEWIS.01/STO

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