FNUS76 KSTO 021320 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR TRACT 23...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 603 AM PDT THU MAY 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WITH POOR EARLY MORNING HUMIDITY RECOVERY. THE BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS AFTERNOON AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DROP BACK INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. A LITTLE BIT BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT UNDER LIGHTER WINDS. LIGHT NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90. MIN HUMIDITY........10-16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92. MIN HUMIDITY........10-16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...MARK RAKESTRAW REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130502.TRACT.01/STO $$