FNUS76 KSTO 112043
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WARD-SHF-2922...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
143 PM PDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1257 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEK WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING. HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE BURN SITE WILL INCREASE
THROUGH MID WEEK WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERIES DROPPING SOME. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT EXCEPT FOR LOCAL DOWNSLOPING WINDS IN THE
MORNING. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED UNTIL THE WEEKEND
WHEN SOME SLIGHT COOLING IS POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER MCRAE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.WARDS.02/STO

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