FNUS76 KSTO 182042
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIGER...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
142 PM PDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0322 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER THAN YESTERDAY AND MORE INSTABILITY
AS THE LOW OFF THE COAST HAS DRIFTED A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH. THIS
WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
WITH AN INCREASED THREAT MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER AND MORE WIDESPREAD MONDAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS
MAY CONTAIN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS BRINGING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS UP TO 6 MPH. LOCAL GUST UP TO
                    13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR 500 FT AGL AROUND 9 PM.
MIXING WINDS........EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING INCREASING TO A CHANCE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS UP TO 6 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    2 TO 6 MPH AROUND 10 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING WEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...TERESA RIESENHUBER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130818.TIGER.03/STO

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