FNUS76 KSTO 051314 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBICON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 614 AM PDT WED SEP 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBICON...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 521 AM PDT WED SEP 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1519 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW OFF THE COAST WILL PULL TROPICAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA TODAY. MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SOME CLOUDINESS AND A SLIGHT THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY. ONLY A SLIGHT CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING WITH A SLIGHT WARMING TREND EXPECTED FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1100. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1100 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER ABOUT 2100. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST DECREASING TO BELOW 7 MPH AFTER ABOUT 2100. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................2. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP.........WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...ANN LOEFFLER REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE $$ REQUESTED BY...ANN LOEFFLER REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE