FNUS76 KSTO 042105
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR READING...PLUMAS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
205 PM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1337 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM
PDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE ROTATING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION
COMBINED WITH MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL FIRST BRING A CHANCE OF
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THIS LOCATION BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTHWARD SCATTERED ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. IN
THE ABSENCE OF THUNDERSTORM DOWNDRAFTS, WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT
AND LOCALLY GENERATED. DESPITE LACK OF RAINFALL, ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED EVENING SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING SCATTERED LATE TONIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 7 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11700-12000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...ERIC HENSEL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120804.READI.01/STO

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