Expires:201208180015;;297100 FPUS56 KSTO 171202 ZFPSTO FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 500 AM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY LOW HUMIDITY AGAIN TODAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN BRINGING MONSOON MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTAIN AT LEAST SOME RAINFALL. THE MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE COAST IS FORECAST TO PUSH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING A MORE STABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION PUSHING MONSOON MOISTURE EASTWARD OUT OF THE AREA AND ENDING THE MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS. DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. CAZ215-180015- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT- 500 AM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER..............MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE..........102-107. 24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY.............13-18 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE. 20-FOOT WINDS............VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL......................1. CWR......................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER..............PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE..........70-75. 24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY.............53-67 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE. 20-FOOT WINDS............SOUTH WINDS UP TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH. LAL......................1. CWR......................0 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER..............MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE..........98-103. MIN HUMIDITY.............15-23 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS............VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL......................1. CWR......................0 PERCENT. $$