FNUS76 KSTO 190620
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOUGH COMPLEX...PNF DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1120 PM PDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2243 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SPREAD
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OVER THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE
NUMEROUS THROUGH MIDWEEK. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BEFORE LIFTING NORTH OF THE FIRE
SITE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDINESS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST OR DOWNSLOPE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3 TO 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE OR NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST LESS THAN
                    5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH LATE MORNING AND
                    INTO THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000 TO 10,000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...HOUGH IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.HOUGH.01/STO

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