FNUS76 KSTO 310052
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIPS...PNF DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
552 PM PDT MON JUL 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1327 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOCATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME A LITTLE WARMER ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN BOTH AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY. HUMIDITY
RECOVERY WILL BE POOR AT NIGHT OVER THE ELEVATED SLOPES WITH
SLIGHTLY BETTER RECOVERIES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 8 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    5 TO 8 MPH BY 11 AM. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...CHIPS IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120730.CHIPS.02/STO

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