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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR MOUNTAIN UNDERBURN...USFS STF GROVELAND DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
729 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING HIGH
CLOUDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE
BURN SITE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLIGHTLY TOMORROW AND SKIES WILL
CLEAR WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DVC
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 4
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.BEARM.01/STO

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