FNUS76 KSTO 190211
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGES...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
711 PM PDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1009 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON EAST OF THE FIRE SITE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ALTHOUGH
THIS ACTIVITY STAYED EAST OF THE FIRE SITE...THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING OVER OR
MOVING OVER THE THE FIRE SITE LATER TONIGHT. ANY RAINFALL SHOULD
BE BRIEF...AND QUITE LIGHT. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST IS SPREADING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OVER THE
AREA...AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK. SOME
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD OCCUR OVER THE FIRE SITE
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....69-75.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST UP TO
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST UP TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    EAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST UP TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 TO 10,000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW MURPHY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130817.BRIDG.03/STO

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