FNUS76 KSTO 070923 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY MEADOW UNDERBURN...STANISLAUS NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 123 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 13 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH. FORECASTER...DRP REQUESTED BY...GARY CONES JR REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121107.DRYME.01/STO $$ DRP