FNUS76 KSTO 060108
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DELEVAN NWR RX...U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
508 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.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 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 16 MPH.

.FORECAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 41 TO 46. HIGHS 62 TO 67. NORTHWEST WINDS
3 TO 8 MPH. MAX MORNING RH GREATER THAN 90 PERCENT. MINIMUM
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY 38-45 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 41 TO 47. HIGHS 65 TO 72. NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO
6 MPH. MAX MORNING RH 85-90 PERCENT. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
30 TO 37 PERCENT.


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

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