FNUS76 KSTO 211224
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR UC FIELD STATION...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
524 AM PDT THU JUN 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CLIPPING NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY
WILL BRING BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS BUT ALSO SOME COOLING AND INCREASING
HUMIDITY. STILL MORE COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITY ARE IN STORE FOR
FRIDAY AS A LARGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA APPROACHES
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-8 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1000 WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 GUSTS TO 15 MPH TURNING TO
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER ABOUT 2100 THEN DECREASING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 TO 12 GUSTS TO 20 MPH. DECREASING SLIGHTLY
                    BY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FEET AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DARIN NELSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120621.UCFIE.01/STO

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