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FXUS66 KSTO 180405
AFDSTO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
905 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013

.SYNOPSIS...


.SHORT TERM DISCUSSION...

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO NORTHERN SHASTA
COUNTY FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WARMER WEATHER RETURNS LATE IN
THE WEEK.

&&

LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BRING SOME SYNOPTIC COOLING TO THE REGION
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. DELTA BREEZE SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN
MODERATE IN STRENGTH OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO TO HELP KEEP GIVE THE
DELTA AND SACRAMENTO REGION A LITTLE EXTRA COOLING. THE LOW WILL BRING
WITH IT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE FAR NORTH LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT FOR THE MOST PART EXPECT CONDITIONS TO
BE BE DRY MOST OF THE TIME. BY THURSDAY WARMER WEATHER WILL RETURN
WITH TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL.

.EXTENDED DISCUSSION (FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY)

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK
LEADING TO A RETURN OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR INTERIOR
NORCAL. ON FRIDAY, MUCH OF THE VALLEY WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID
90S. SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY WITH SOME VALLEY
SITES APPROACHING THE CENTURY MARK. ANOTHER TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CAUSE A COOLING TREND EARLY NEXT WEEK.  JBB

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE. ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE DELTA IS
MODERATE RANGING 12-22 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KTS. VALLEY WINDS
GENERALLY 10-15 KTS. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 KTS OVER
SIERRA RIDGES.

&&

.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

$$