FNUS76 KSTO 190133
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWENTY NINE...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
633 PM PDT THU OCT 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS LINGERED OVER THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TAKE AIM
AT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN DRY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT EXPECT A GRADUAL COOLING TREND ALONG WITH
AFTERNOON WESTERLY BREEZES. WETTING RAINS ARE FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 3
                    MPH BY LATE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH
                    BY LATE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY LATE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH
                    BY LATE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS UP TO 2 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...JON LOVIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121018.TWENT.01/STO

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