FNUS76 KSTO 241228
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BACCHI PRESCRIBED FIRE...AMADOR/ELDORADO UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
528 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING CLOSER TO THE COAST. CLOUDY TO
MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH A CHANCE OF A LITTLE SUNSHINE THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH RH TODAY, BUT EVEN HIGHER RH WEDNESDAY WITH A
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAINSHOWERS. WE CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THIS MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS
    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........55-57 AT IGNITION.
    64-68 AFTERNOON MAX.
HUMIDITY............75-80 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
    55-60 PERCENT AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS AT IGNITION BECOMING
    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON INCLUDING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........55-58 AT IGNITION.
    62-65 AFTERNOON MAX.
HUMIDITY............80-85 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
    65-70 PERCENT AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING LIGHT VARIABLE
    AT IGNITION. THEN SHIFTING TO THE
    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
    MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 BECOMING 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...STEVE DEBENEDET
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.BACCH.01/STO

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