FNUS76 KSTO 041444
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLLEGE INCIDENT...SHASTA COLLEGE FIRE TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
644 AM PST SUN DEC 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE WEST COAST TODAY. LIGHT NORTH WINDS THIS
MORNING NEAR BURNSITE. HOWEVER...NORTH AND NORTHEAST PRESSURE GRADIENTS
EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
INCREASE WINDS AT THE BURNSITE BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING (AROUND
3-5 PM) AND CAUSE MORE MODERATE WINDS. BREEZY CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST
AT BURNSITE OVERNIGHT DUE TO ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE FLOW. WITH THE RECENT
WIND EVENTS...FUELS ARE FAIRLY DRY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MINIMUM
RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE LOW THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD LOWER FURTHER
WITH THE INCREASING WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS IN THE
                    MORNING INCREASING UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...JASON FOLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111204.COLLE.02/STO

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