FNUS76 KSTO 051202
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COA 38 LIVE FIRE TRAINING...CAL FIRE ACADEMY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
502 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AFTER THE UPPER LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TODAY (TUESDAY)...THE BURNSITE
WILL BE UNDER A WARMER AND DRIER PATTERN FOR THE MIDWEEK FORECAST BUT
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL STILL BE GOOD. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
TO MODERATE ON WEDNESDAY. ONSHORE/SOUTHWEST FLOW RETURNS THURSDAY AS
ANOTHER STORM APPROACHES THE WEST COAST.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87. (60-63 AT IGNITION TIME.)
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. (49-52 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME.)
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH NEAR IGNITION TIME BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...BATTALION CHIEF BILL BAXTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120605.COA38.01/STO

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