FNUS76 KSTO 080356
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
856 PM PDT TUE AUG 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2031 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE REGION AND WILL BRING A
WARMING AND DRYING TREND.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE
AVERAGE AFTER FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN/FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST. HUMIDITIES WILL
STRUGGLE TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT. WARM/DRY CONDITIONS LOOK TO CONTINUE
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 64 TO 69. HIGHS 99 TO 104. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 66 TO 71. HIGHS 101 TO 106. NORTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 67 TO 72. HIGHS 101 TO 106. NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO
7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 66 TO 71. HIGHS 99 TO 104. EAST WINDS UP TO
6 MPH.


FORECASTER...DRP
REQUESTED BY...PSC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120807.SALTC.01/STO

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