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Butte CDF Fire Weather Forecast
 
 FNUS56 KSTO 072241
FWFSTO

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO
340 PM PDT SUN SEP 7 2008

ADD SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING NORTHWARD OF LAKE ALMANOR

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL ALLOW A SLIGHT
COOLING TREND AND A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN RH VALUES THROUGH
MIDWEEK. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING NORTHWARD
OF LAKE ALMANOR. LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED THIS WEEK AS ONSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPS. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL AFFECT NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK BUT TEMPERATURES WILL
ONLY BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.


 CAZ215-082115-
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW
1000 FT-
340 PM PDT SUN SEP 7 2008

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-54 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......UP TO 5 PERCENT WETTER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-101.
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-20 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......UP TO 5 PERCENT WETTER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-55 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-20 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.


.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 55 TO 65. HIGHS IN THE
90S. NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 55 TO 65. HIGHS IN THE 90S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.

 
 FNUS56 KSTO 072241
FWFSTO

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO
340 PM PDT SUN SEP 7 2008

ADD SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING NORTHWARD OF LAKE ALMANOR

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL ALLOW A SLIGHT
COOLING TREND AND A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN RH VALUES THROUGH
MIDWEEK. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING NORTHWARD
OF LAKE ALMANOR. LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED THIS WEEK AS ONSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPS. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL AFFECT NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK BUT TEMPERATURES WILL
ONLY BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.


 CAZ266-082115-
NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS
OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS-
340 PM PDT SUN SEP 7 2008

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-69.
24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-46 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AROUND 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-97.
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-20 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 T0 9 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-48 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-22 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8
TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.


.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 55 TO 65. HIGHS 85 TO 95.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.


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