FNUS76 KSTO 090319
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
819 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1933 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE TO KEEP TEMPERATURES
HOT FOR THE LOCATION INTO NEXT WEEK. A WEAK WAVE OFF THE COAST WILL
PASS NEAR THE AREA ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WHICH WILL END UP INCREASING
THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS SLIGHTLY THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 3 MPH OR LESS BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY BY 10 PM AT 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-102.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BY 11 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 67 TO 72. HIGHS 99 TO 104. NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 69 TO 74. HIGHS 99 TO 104. NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO
7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 63 TO 68. HIGHS 98 TO 103. EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 63 TO 68. HIGHS 96 TO 101. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...PSC3
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.SALTC.01/STO

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