FNUS76 KSTO 071007
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANDALL 1301...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
207 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACH THE
AREA TODAY AND MOVE OVER THE SPOT LOCATION THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING
A LITTLE COOLING WEDNESDAY AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A THREAT
OF SHOWERS ALONG WITH BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY. LIGHT
PRECIP MAY BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING BUT THE HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL BE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.  SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 3500
FEET NEAR THE BURN AREA THURSDAY AND DROP TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 16 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...DRP
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121107.CRAND.01/STO

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