FNUS76 KSTO 051646
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIXTEEN...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
946 AM PDT WED SEP 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0918 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST
WILL PIVOT TROPICAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY INTO THE REGION
TODAY...LEADING TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORCAL.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH THE BURN SITE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD TONIGHT BRINGING A CONTINUED
SLIGHT THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INITIALLY
DRY AND MAY CONTAIN GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AT TIMES. THE THREAT OF
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE COMING
WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 TO 7000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND DOWNVALLEY. GUSTY ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 7 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 TO 7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-103.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...DVC
REQUESTED BY...KIRK VAN WORMER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120905.SIXTE.01/STO

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