FNUS76 KSTO 132119
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMERICAN...TAHOE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
219 PM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1348 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE SITE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WITH CONTINUED WARM AND DRY WEATHER. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FAIRLY
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH WEAK DOWNSLOPING
WINDS OVERNIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING
TROUGH MAY BRING MODESTLY STRONGER AFTERNOON WINDS LATE IN THE WEEK.
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    7 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST 1 TO 3 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST UP TO 3 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING EAST 1 TO 4 MPH
                    BY LATE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...MIKE HELD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130813.AMERI.01/STO

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