FNUS76 KSTO 121615
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCINTOSH SOUTH PILES...U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
915 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL BRING DRY WEATHER WITH ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOWERING HUMIDITY LEVELS. NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE BY EARLY
EVENING. LOWERING HUMIDITY RECOVERY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED FOR
TONIGHT. FURTHER WARMING IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH A
COOL DOWN FOR THE WEEKEND WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AT 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...KIPP MORRILL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111012.MCINT.01/STO

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