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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOUGH COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
924 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0847 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

.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 THE WEEK. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN BUT GUSTY NEAR STORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...
REQUESTED BY...STEWART TURNER FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.HOUGH.01/STO

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