FNUS76 KSTO 292153
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAHAM FIRE...CALFIRE IMT#8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
253 PM PDT SUN JUL 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1019 PDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STABLE WEATHER PATTERN WITH DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...LEADING TO GENERALLY
LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS AT THE GRAHAM FIRE. A DEVELOPING RIDGE
WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS TO THE AREA BY MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DVC
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SHELTON FBTS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120729.GRAHA.01/STO

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