FNUS76 KSTO 290134
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL...TEHAMA/GLENN UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
634 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1805 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAS BROUGHT
BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE LOCATION TODAY. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THIS EVENING AND SWITCH DIRECTION AFTER MIDNIGHT TO A NORTHEAST TO
EAST DIRECTION. SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN NORMAL DRAINAGE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT DUE TO HIGHER SURFACE PRESSURE BUILDING OVER
THE INTERIOR FROM THE LOW PRESSURE AREA. WINDS ON WEDNESDAY ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS TODAY BUT WILL SHIFT UPSLOPE BY LATE MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH EARLY SHIFTING TO THE EAST AND BECOMING
                    4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING
                    THE TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH...SHIFTING SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...RICK MANSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.MILL_.01/STO

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