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FXUS66 KSTO 161018
AFDSTO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
318 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
MILD WEATHER FOR THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES,
LIGHT WINDS, AND DRY CONDITIONS.
.DISCUSSION...
COOL MORNING FOR INTERIOR NORCAL. TEMPERATURES AT 3 AM MEASURED
UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S ACROSS THE VALLEY AND SHOULD LOWER A FEW MORE
DEGREES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. COLDEST PLACES THIS MORNING
WILL BE IN MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS IMPACTING THE
WEST COAST AND WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK. THIS TRANSLATES TO GENERALLY SEASONAL TEMPERATURES, DRY
WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS FOR OUR REGION. VALLEY HIGHS WILL BE IN
THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS DIP INTO THE MID 40S
INTO THE LOW 50S. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE 50S ALONG SIERRA
CREST, 60S AND 70S ELSEWHERE. OVERNIGHT LOWS FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS
WILL BE IN THE 30S AND 40S EXCEPT FOR MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THAT WILL
LOWER INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S DUE TO COLD AIR POOLING. JBB
.EXTENDED DISCUSSION (SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE JUST OFFSHORE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE
INLAND INTO THE WEST COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN
DRY CONDITIONS AS WINDS REMAIN LIGHT AND TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO
BE FAIRLY SEASONAL. JBB
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS NEXT 24 HOURS UNDER UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND WEST COAST. A FEW HIGH
CLOUDS AOA200 TODAY AS WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES TO THE NORTH AND
EAST. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 KNOTS.
&&
.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
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