FNUS76 KSTO 170432
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEDES...CAL FIRE BUTTE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
932 PM PDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2058 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LIGHTNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA COAST THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL
RESULT IN HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS THE
UPPER LOW MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD AND INLAND...BUT IT WILL ALSO BRING
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE SITE.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-73.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH BY OR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...WRIGHT  GREYSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.SWEDE.01/STO

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