FNUS76 KSTO 251329
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CALAVERAS DISTRICT PILES...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
629 AM PDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW AND TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA TODAY. THIS
WILL BRING INCREASED MOISTURE AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES. A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS CURRENTLY ALONG THE
COAST WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE AREA JUST AFTER NOON...MORE SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY
LIGHT AND SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT...BEFORE 12PM THEN 60 PCT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING
                    WINDS........SOUTH 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.


FORECASTER...
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.CALAV.01/STO

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