FNUS76 KSTO 171458
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLACER...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
758 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0719 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
CONDITIONS TODAY INTO THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9700-10300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WIND 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH WIND 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 9 PM
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WIND 1 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9600-10700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN SMITH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.PLACE.01/STO

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