FNUS76 KSTO 052255
FWSSTO

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1517 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST
WILL PIVOT TROPICAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY INTO THE REGION
TODAY...LEADING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT THE
BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. 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. WINDS SHOULD FOLLOW A DIURNAL PATTERN
OF DOWNVALLEY OR VARIABLE OVERNIGHT...SOUTHEASTERLY IN THE
MORNING...THEN SOUTHWESTERLY BY THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    DOWNVALLEY OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-102.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    UP TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    DOWNVALLEY OVERNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.


FORECASTER...DVC
REQUESTED BY...KIRK VAN WORMER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120905.SIXTE.02/STO

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