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FWSSTO

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0836 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH LOW
HUMIDITY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
MONSOONAL MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE AREA FRIDAY INCREASING THE THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. DECREASING THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WIND 2-5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST WIND 4-9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WIND 4-9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. LOCAL SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AFTER 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AFTER 9 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER
                    9 PM.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP
                    TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    UP TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.WHEAT.01/STO

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