FNUS76 KSTO 141308
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR MOUNTAIN UNDERBURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
448 AM PST WED NOV 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LITTLE WARMING AND DRYING ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SLIDES OVER THE REGION. WITH LIGHT
GENERAL WINDS EXPECTED..SHOULD SEE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WEST WINDS ON THURSDAY
AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
ON THURSDAY AS WELL BUT ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL
THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS TO 2 TO 5 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH BY LATE
                    MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST BY
                    LATE MORNING 3 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 2 TO 5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BY LATE MORNING
                    WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500-6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID REYNOLDS FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121114.BEARM.01/STO

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