FNUS76 KSTO 191233
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY MEADOW UNDERBURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
533 AM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST AT BURNSITE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH LOW
MIN RH VALUES AND POOR TO MODERATE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. TRANSITIONING
WEATHER PATTERN WILL RESULT IN CHANGE OF WIND PATTERN FOR THE BURNSITE
TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS SHOULD START OFF LIGHT SOUTHERLY THEN
BECOME MORE WESTERLY BY THIS EVENING. WINDS THEN LESSEN OVERNIGHT AND
TURN INTO LIGHT NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY FLOW. ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT AND BE MORE TERRAIN-DRIVEN. A STORM WILL BE OFF THE
WEST COAST THURSDAY AND MOVE INLAND FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A COOLER AND WETTER TREND THURSDAY ONWARD AS
GENERAL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW INCREASES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY EVENING.
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 7 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...NICK JEROS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120619.DRYME.01/STO

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