FNUS76 KSTO 090009
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIPS...NORCAL TEAM 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
509 PM PDT SAT SEP 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1602 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...LOCALLY BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH LOCALLY LOWER HUMIDITY OVER
RIDGES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY BRINGING. LOCALLY
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES
SUNDAY AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN. WARMING TREND WITH LOWERING
HUMIDITY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA AND FLOW
TURNS OFFSHORE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    OR DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 TO 8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE OR DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...WITH
                    THE STRONGER WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 MPH.


FORECASTER...DVC
REQUESTED BY...KEN LARSON  FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120908.CHIPS.01/STO

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