FNUS76 KSTO 070011
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIPS...NORCAL TEAM 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
511 PM PDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1607 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK IN FROM DESERT SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY WILL INTRODUCE A WEAK WARMING AND DRYING TREND AT THE
SPOT LOCATION.  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY WEAK AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN ON FRIDAY... BUT SLIGHTLY STRONGER SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH WILL PASS THE SITE LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY AND
INTRODUCE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES BUT CONTINUE LOW HUMIDITIES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
                    25-35 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100-10400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-58
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
                    62-72 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
                    25-35 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DRP
REQUESTED BY...KEN LARSON  FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120906.CHIPS.01/STO

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