FNUS76 KSTO 041346
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COA 38 LIVE FIRE TRAINING...CAL FIRE ACADEMY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
646 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STORM MOVING INLAND TODAY. AS OF 6 AM THE MAIN FRONTAL BAND WAS
STILL OFFSHORE APPROX 150 MILES WEST OF THE BURNSITE. LIGHT SW WINDS
WILL BECOME STRONGER LATER TODAY. EXPECT WETTING RAINS THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING COUPLED WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
POST FRONTAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTN/EVENING. DRIER AND WARMER TREND ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY WITH LESS WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS
                    POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON UP TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS POSSIBLE
                    UP TO 30 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-2800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 10 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...BATTALION CHIEF BILL BAXTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120604.COA38.01/STO

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