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FNUS76 KSTO 032256
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEB...CAL FIRE BUTTE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
356 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1531 PDT ON AUGUST 03. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
MONSOONAL MOISTURE MOVING NORTHWARD WILL BRING CONSIDERABLE CLOUD
COVER OVER THE FIRE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS SHOULD BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF
THIS WEEK. HOWEVER...THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS AND 
ACCOMPANYING LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. 
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC 
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
LAL.................2. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL 
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...RUSS FOWLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20140803.WEB__.01/STO

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