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SPOT FORECAST FOR CFA COA  44 BURN...OTHER-LOCAL/COUNTY/CITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
607 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH BREEZY AND GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH TO THE
NORTH. A TAD WARMER AND A LITTLE LOWER HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH LIGHTER
WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 18 MPH AROUND 3 PM. LOCAL GUSTS UP 32 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10
                    MPH AROUND 10 PM.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR 500 FT AGL AROUND 10 PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...FC RUSS KANE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130618.CFACO.01/STO

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