FNUS76 KSTO 130319
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
819 PM PDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1933 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY HOT AND DRY AIR MASS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS WEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO
THE AREA. SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS MAY SPREAD OVER THE FIRE SITE
AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....72-79.
MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 5 MPH
                    BY MORNING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....104-109.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST UP TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    UP TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 14,000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH UP TO
                    7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 70 TO 75. HIGHS 104 TO 109. NORTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 69 TO 74. HIGHS 99 TO 104. WEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 67 TO 74. HIGHS 101 TO 107. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...PSC3
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.SALTC.01/STO

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