FNUS76 KSTO 230029
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST FIRE...CAL FIRE LNU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
529 PM PDT SUN JUL 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1641 PDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BE MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS FEATURE
IS DRAWING SOME MONSOON MOISTURE NORTHWARD OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA
AND EVEN THE CENTRAL VALLEY IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED MID LEVEL
CLOUDINESS. AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND ON MONDAY...SOME HIGH
CLOUDINESS IS FORECAST TO DRIFT OVER THE FIRE SITE. WHILE A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS MAINLY EAST OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
CREST AND NOT OVER THE FIRE SITE...THE LOW IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN
BETTER MIXING OVER THE FIRE SITE ON MONDAY. WARM OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER HOT DAY ON MONDAY.
IT MAY ALSO FEEL A LITTLE MORE HUMID...BUT MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-74.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-58 PERCENT...LOWEST NEAR THE HIGHER RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH EARLY EVENING
                    GRADUALLY SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    DARK...THEN NORTHWEST TO NORTH LESS THAN 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH GRADUALLY BACKING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER DARK.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-105.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 11000-12000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...STEVE FORMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120722.FORES.03/STO

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