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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEATS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
616 AM PDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1441 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING SEASONABLY WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS. RELATIVELY LIGHT GENERAL WINDS SHOULD TRANSLATE TO
SLOPE WINDS BEING TERRAIN DOMINATED. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST
WILL BEGIN PULLING MONSOON MOISTURE INTO THE REGION TODAY WITH A THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS THREAT OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO 2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE TO
                    UPCANYON TO 6 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1000.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT NORTHWEST TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUT
                    1000 2 TO 5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE TO 3 MPH AFTER ABOUT 2000.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TO 4 MPH AFTER ABOUT
                    2000.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL BY
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING UPSLOPE TO UPCANYON TO 6 MPH AFTER ABOUT
                    1000.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUT 1000 2 TO 5 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JONEL WAGONER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.WHEAT.02/STO

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