FNUS76 KSTO 060043
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLUSA NWR RX...U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
443 PM PST SUN FEB 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST IS FORECAST TO GIVE WAY BRIEFLY ON
TUESDAY AS A WEAKENING PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INLAND. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE MAINLY PUSHED TO THE SOUTH...SO RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY. MODEL RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM THE LOW
END OF A TENTH OF AN INCH /.10"/ TO THE HIGH END AROUND A HALF OF AN
INCH /.50"/.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
BRINGING A CLEARING AND DRYING TREND. A LITTLE BREEZY SOUTHEAST
WINDS EARLY TUESDAY WILL DECREASE BY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO
LIGHT NORTHERLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS
OVER THE AREA.



.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAINY PERIODS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.

.FORECAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 41 TO 46. HIGHS 63 TO 68. NORTHWEST WINDS
3 TO 8 MPH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. MAX MORNING RH GREATER THAN 90 PERCENT.
MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY 38 TO 45 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 41 TO 46. HIGHS 65 TO 71. MAX MORNING RH 85 TO
90 PERCENT. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY 30 TO 37 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 1 TO 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...KIPP MORRILL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120206.COLUS.01/STO

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