FNUS76 KSTO 241249
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENGINE...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
549 AM PDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2320 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER NORCAL COULD TRIGGER SOME ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING THE
SACRAMENTO VALLEY. FOR THE BURNSITE AREA...EXPECT ANOTHER DAY OF
WARM DRY WEATHER TODAY AND TOMORROW. RH VALUES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY
AS TEMPERATURES DROP A FEW DEGREES THROUGH THURSDAY WHILE THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW MOVES INLAND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    8 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                    OR LESS OVERNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WATSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110824.ENGIN.01/STO

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