FNUS76 KSTO 201311
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKLINE...U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
611 AM PDT WED JUN 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ONE LAST VERY WARM AND DRY DAY EXPECTED TODAY WITH A CHANGE
IN THE WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY AND THURSDAY. TODAY
WILL SEE A LITTLE WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH HUMIDITY SIMILAR TO TUESDAY'S. AS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION BEGINS TO TRANSITION EASTWARD THE NORTHERLY
WINDS DOWN THE VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL SWITCH TO SOUTHERLY BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING THURSDAY. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
BRING MODIFIED MARINE AIR INTO THE REGION FOR A LITTLE COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND HIGHER HUMIDITY THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER ABOUT 1400 TO 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-5900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MARK RAKESTRAW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120620.BLACK.01/STO

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