FNUS76 KSTO 041240
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE...PENN VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
501 AM PDT THU JUL 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2100 PDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY EXPECTED TODAY UNDER A
PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO
TRANSITION TO A SLIGHTLY COOLER PATTERN TONIGHT BUT THIS CHANGE IS
NOT LIKELY TO HAVE MAJOR IMPACTS TO THIS AREA DURING THE EVENING
HOURS. VERY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH RH
STARTING TO MODERATE FOR THE NIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DO THE USUAL
TRANSITION FROM WEST TO NORTHEAST BY 2100.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....103-108.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2-4 GUSTS TO 6 MPH THIS MORNING
                    TRANSITIONING TO WESTERLY AFTER ABOUT 1000 3 TO
                    7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....73-78. (83 TO 89 MID EVENING HOURS. )
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. (40-50% DURING THE EVENING HOURS)
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHEAST AFTER ABOUT 2100 1 TO 4 GUSTS TO 7
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JON PITTS  FAE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130704.LAKE_.02/STO

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