FNUS76 KSTO 131332
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH BEARDSLEY BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
632 AM PDT WED JUL 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH GOOD RH RECOVERIES PERSIST FOR
MUCH OF THIS WEEK. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL
ENHANCE WEST/SOUTHWEST FLOW TODAY CAUSING WINDS TO STRENGTHEN
AT THE BURNSITE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD
OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL START A WARMER AND DRIER TREND BY NEXT
WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN
                    BECOMING VARIABLE AT 5 MPH OR LESS BY
                    EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110713.SOUTH.01/STO

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