FNUS76 KSTO 141330
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA BARRANCA PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
513 AM PST WED NOV 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LITTLE WARMING AND DRYING IS EXPECTED TODAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE SLIDES OVER THE REGION. GENERALLY LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED UNDER LIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS UNDER THE RIDGE. CLOUDS WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM. BY
SOMETIME LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING, WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH BUT ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH
THE DAYTIME HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHERLY
                    AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MARK RAKESTRAW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121114.LABAR.01/STO

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