FNUS76 KSTO 141453
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STONE...USFS-ENF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
753 AM PDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0723 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. POOR TO MODERATE
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE SIERRA CREST
AROUND MIDDAY AND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF DRIFTING WEST TOWARDS THE WILDFIRE. A
SLIGHTLY LESS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY ALONG
THE SIERRA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BY
                    LATE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING EAST BY LATE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...ANN LOEFFLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.STONE.01/STO

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