855 
FNUS76 KSTO 122152
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR H-LINE VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
252 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2016

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 PDT ON OCTOBER 12. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MILD AND DRY WEATHER TONIGHT WITH CLOUDS INCREASING AHEAD OF A WARM 
AND WET PACIFIC STORM THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE BEGINNING 
THURSDAY AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE 
DAY ON THURSDAY WITH HEAVY PRECIP EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO 
FRIDAY ALONG WITH CONTINUED STRONG WINDS. A WET...STORMY WEATHER 
PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SECOND PACIFIC STORM 
MOVES OVER THE BURN AREA...SEE THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK BELOW. 


.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. 
LAL.................1. 
MAX HUMIDITY........50-56 PERCENT. 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 25 MPH TOWARDS SUNRISE.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH AFTER 
                    2000. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 200-400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. 
LAL.................1. 
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 18 MPH. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE 
                    MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH WITH 
                    LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS 52 TO 57. HIGHS 55 TO 60. SOUTH WINDS
15 TO 22 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 52 TO 57. SOUTH WINDS
11 TO 18 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...
RAIN. LOWS 51 TO 56. HIGHS 51 TO 56. SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. 

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FORECASTER...JM
REQUESTED BY...JOE TAPIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1601282.1/STO