FNUS76 KSTO 191420
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIGER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
720 AM PDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0626 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL AGAIN TODAY THEN SLIGHT COOLING TREND
STARTS TUESDAY. MAIN CONCERN AT WILDFIRE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL
BE THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY INITIALLY BE DRY
AND ISOLATED EARLIER TODAY BUT THEN BECOME WETTER AND INCREASE IN
COVERAGE THIS EVENING. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN THE VICINITY COULD IMPACT
THE WILDFIRE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT WITH INCREASING UPSLOPE WINDS
BY AFTERNOON UP TO 15 MPH. HOWEVER, KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY T-STORMS
NEAR THE FIRE COULD PRODUCE GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 15 MPH BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AROUND 6000 FT AND HIGHER.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300-10800 FT AGL
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST BECOMING WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST (DOWNSLOPE) 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    AROUND 6000 FEET.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST BECOMING EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 4-8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130819.TIGER.01/STO

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