FNUS76 KSTO 221310
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER BEND...METRO FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
610 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0459 PDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS AND INTO AT LEAST THE EARLY AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS
ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY BEFORE A TRANSITION TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY MORNING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES BUT
HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY FALL TODAY DUE TO THE DRYING NORTH WINDS. MORE
MODERATE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS
                    DECREASING SLOWLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL BY MID DAY.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12
MPH.  MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL
BY                     LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...GRANT RUSSELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130522.RIVER.01/STO

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