FNUS76 KSTO 160143
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
643 PM PDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1748 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST IS FORECAST TO EXPAND
WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY (THURSDAY) AND FRIDAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW MONSOON MOISTURE...WHICH WAS EAST OF THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY...TO SPREAD OVER THE FIRE SITE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
ON FRIDAY. THE INCREASE IN MONSOON MOISTURE SHOULD INCREASE HUMIDITY
RESULTING IN SOME WET THUNDERSTORMS.



.(TODAY) THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 TO 9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE UP TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST UP TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...THEN INCREASING HIGH CLOUDINESS
                    BY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST OR DRAINAGE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NOTE...ON FRIDAY...EXPECT UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH A CHANCE OF
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA...HIGHER HUMIDITY
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SOME WET STORMS POSSIBLE.



FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.MILL_.02/STO

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