FNUS76 KSTO 110302
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
702 PM PST MON DEC 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PST ON DECEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE BURN SITE ON TUESDAY LEADING TO
A CHANCE OF RAIN BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE AREA. DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL
TRANSITION TO SOUTHERLY DURING THE DAY LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN
HUMIDITY. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.



.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS LATE
                    AFTERNOON AND EVENING LEADING TO A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN OVERNIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT...HUMIDITY INCREASING ABOVE 60%
                    BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OR EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK TITUS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121211.SIMS_.01/STO

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