FNUS76 KSTO 040215
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHFORK HAND PILES...STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
615 PM PST SUN FEB 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
LOW HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE DUE TO DOWNSLOPE FLOW
PROMOTING DRYING. SOME RECOVERY IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY AS THE
WINDS SHIFT LIGHT UPSLOPE. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO
APPROACH THE COAST ON TUESDAY WHICH IS LIKELY TO INCREASE RIDGE
WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY. HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN TO
RECOVER SLIGHTLY AS WELL.


.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING...RISING TO
                    30-35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........RISING TO 62-70 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    LOWERING TO 40-45 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130204.SOUTH.01/STO

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