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FNUS76 KSTO 032126
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EILER  H-2...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
226 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1017 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...
A STORM WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE CA-NV BORDER 
LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WHICH COULD BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR THE FIRE SITE STARTING LATE MONDAY MORNING
INTO MONDAY EVENING. LOOKS LIKE LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED INITIALLY WITH
INCREASING PRECIPITATION BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SURFACE WINDS 
WILL MAINLY BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN. RIDGETOP WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN 
SOUTHWESTERLY DURING EARLY EVENING BUT TRANSITION WESTERLY THEN 
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56. 
MAX HUMIDITY........FROM 1800 TO 2200 RH RANGE WILL FROM 15-25 PERCENT
                    FOR ALL OF FIRE SITE THEN INCREASE TO 25-35 PERCENT 
                    FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF FIRE AND 35 TO 45 PERCENT 
                    FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
                    FROM MIDNIGHT TO 0400, RH WILL RANGE 28-38 FOR LOWER
                    ELEVATIONS AND 45 TO 70 FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 
                    BY 0800, RH WILL BE 35 TO 45 FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS AND
                    50 TO 70 FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........ 
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN 
                    WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH NEAR MIDNIGHT. 
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH 
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH 
                    GUSTS UP TO 20. 
CWR.................10 PERCENT. 
LAL.................2. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. 
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7-10 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 8 MPH. 

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A 
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. 
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 40 PERCENT IN LOWER ELEVATIONS, 34-39 PERCENT
                    FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....TERRAIN WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. 
CWR.................30 PERCENT. 
LAL.................3. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4300 FT AGL 
                    LATE IN THE MORNING. 
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH. 


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...TROY VELIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20140803.EILER.01/STO

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