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FNUS76 KSTO 261235
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUTTER PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
502 AM PDT WED MAR 26 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 26. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE 
PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL ROTATE ANOTHER BATCH OF RAINFALL 
THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. PERIODS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS ARE LIKELY 
TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS AND COOL 
TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS 
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER 
THE WEST COAST WILL BRING A BRIEF BREAK IN THE RAINFALL BY THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON BUT ANOTHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON 
FRIDAY BRINGING MORE RAINFALL. 

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. 
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH     
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. 
CWR.................100 PERCENT. 
LAL.................2. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE    
                    AFTERNOON. 
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT 
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A 
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. 
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN 
                    THE EVENING. 
CWR.................50 PERCENT. 
LAL.................2. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FEET. 
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE 
                    MORNING. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. 
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. 
CWR.................30 PERCENT. 
LAL.................1. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL BY LATE IN THE    
                    MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. 


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MARK RAKESTRAW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140326.SUTTE.01/STO

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