FNUS76 KSTO 160247
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
747 PM PDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1911 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS JUST EAST OF THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST HAVE
ENDED...AND MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE REST
OF THE NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST IS
FORECAST TO EXPAND WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW MONSOON MOISTURE...WHICH WAS MAINLY EAST OF
THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...TO SPREAD OVER THE FIRE SITE 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.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST UP TO 4 MPH BY OR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING
                    EAST UP TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY...CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE
SITE.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...ROB SCOTT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.STAR_.01/STO

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