FNUS76 KSTO 200055
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOUGH COMPLEX...PNF DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
555 PM PDT MON AUG 19 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL KEEP A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND GUSTY WIND IS POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER STORMS. MOST ACTIVE TIME
PERIOD WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS BUT THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR THUNDERSTORMS AT ANY TIME. GRADUAL COOLING TREND WITH
INCREASING HUMIDITY FORECAST THROUGH MIDWEEK. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN BUT GUSTY NEAR STORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.


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

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