FNUS76 KSTO 052256
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA FIRE 12CATGU006696...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
356 PM PDT WED SEP 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1445 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON THE COAST ALONG WITH SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. THE STORMS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHWARD
INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND MAY BE INITIALLY DRY AND WITH GUSTY WINDS.
THE THREAT OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE COMING
WEEKEND. WINDS MAY BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS BUT STILL MAINLY SLOPE GENERATED ON THE SLOPES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                  SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
 RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...ROB DAUGHERTY  SITL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120906.PONDE.01/STO

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