FNUS76 KSTO 181520
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR MOUNTAIN UNDERBURN...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
746 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA TODAY INTO
SATURDAY BRINGING SIMILAR CONDITIONS TODAY AND A LITTLE WARMER
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 3 TO 6 MPH AROUND 10 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH AROUND 10 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH AROUND 9
PM.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 7 MPH AROUND 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND 9 PM.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SHIFTING TO THE WEST 1 TO 5 MPH AROUND 10 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...KATHLEEN CASTRO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.BEARM.01/STO

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