Supression Forecast

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FNUS76 KSTO 161309
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SLY PARK VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
407 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 17. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND WEST COAST 
WILL BRING FAIR SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL REMAIN FAIRLY POOR WITH AFTERNOON 
MINIMUM HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TEENS. PRESSURE GRADIENTS 
ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TODAY SO WINDS SHOULD BE MAINLY TERRAIN 
DRIVEN. ONLY A SLIGHT WARMING AND DRYING IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS 
THE UPPER RIDGE SHIFTS SLIGHTLY MORE INLAND. 
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. 
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE       
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUT 1000.  
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING  
                    SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUT 1000. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL LATE IN           
                    THE MORNING. 
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH. 
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54. 
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. HIGHEST IN THE EVENING HOURS.
WIND (20 FT)........ 
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SHIFTING TO LIGHT EAST TO 4 MPH AFTER ABOUT      
                    2000.  
   RIDGETOP.........SHIFTING TO EAST TO 5 MPH AFTER ABOUT 2000. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO 5 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. 
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO 5 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 
                    MPH AFTER ABOUT 1000.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL                   
                    LATE IN THE MORNING. 
MIXING WINDS........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH. 
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN NEWMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20131017.SLYPA.01/STO
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