FNUS76 KSTO 191315
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FERRETTI FUELBREAK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
615 AM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST TODAY
BRINGING CLOUDINESS AND A LITTLE COOLER TEMPERATURES. LIGHT RAIN IS
LIKELY TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
STATE. SHOWERS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY
ALONG WITH MUCH HIGHER HUMIDITY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST BY LATE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 5 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL
                    BY LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY LATE
                    MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID A REYNOLDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130319.FERRE.01/STO

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