FNUS76 KSTO 120451
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBBERS...NEVADA/YUBA/PLACER UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
951 PM PDT WED JUL 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2122 PDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES HOT
AGAIN TODAY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS DRIFTING OVER THE LOCATION. A
LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL
HELP TO PRODUCE STRONGER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH FLOW OVER THE RIDGES
TODAY AND THEN TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START OUT EASTERLY IN THE MORNING
BUT SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND THEN SOUTHWEST THROUGHOUT THE MORNING
HOURS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY 11 AM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE A
LITTLE STRONGER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. DURING THE EVENING THE
WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK TO AN EASTERLY DIRECTION WITH RIDGETOP WINDS
PRIMARILY FROM THE SOUTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    BY NOON WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY
                    AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 2 TO 5 MPH BY 10 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH SHIFTING SOUTH AT 8 MPH
                    BY 10 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    BY 10 PM.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...RANDY SMITH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120711.ROBBE.02/STO

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