FNUS76 KSTO 160330
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
830 PM PDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1905 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL BE MOVING TOWARDS
THE CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE FIRE SITE WITH LITTLE TEMPERATURE VARIATION AND
ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY ON SATURDAY AS THE TROUGH NEARS
THE COAST.


.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT AROUND MIDDAY...RISING TO
                    15-20 PERCENT BY EARLY EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT...AND 30-40 PERCENT OVER RIDGE
                    TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH LATE.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT...RISING TO 25-30 PERCENT BY
                    EARLY EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING UP TO 4000 FT AGL BY LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...AND THEN LOWERING TO AROUND 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST UP TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA  JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.POWER.01/STO

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