FNUS76 KSTO 211304
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEATS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
604 AM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL NEAR THE COAST TODAY AND WILL MOVE
INLAND ON WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING NEAR THE BASE OF THE
TROUGH WILL TAP INTO MONSOON MOISTURE ON WEDNESDAY WITH POSSIBLE
CUMULUS DEVELOPING IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE. HOWEVER...ANY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA WHERE
THE INSTABILITY IS GREATER. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER
OVER RIDGE TOPS ON WEDNESDAY.


TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT THIS MORNING...RISING TO 24-28
                    PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. FEW TO SCATTERED CUMULUS
                    IN THE VICINITY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BACKING TO THE SOUTH
                    THEN SOUTHEAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...JOHN LOMBRANA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120820.WHEAT.01/STO

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