FNUS76 KSTO 090137
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER...SOCAL TEAM 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
637 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1741 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE NORCAL COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND AND REMAIN CENTERED OVER NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY
EAST OF THE BURN AREA BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. DRY WEATHER EXPECTED
FROM SATURDAY ON. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS BUT REMAIN SEASONABLY COOL. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND SOUTHEAST AT NIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 16 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 74 TO 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS 4
TO 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 50 TO 59. HIGHS 78 TO 86. SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...SHELLY CROOK FBAN 2
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.POWER.02/STO

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