FNUS76 KSTO 271732
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK UNIT 2...STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
932 AM PST WED FEB 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA IS BRINGING CONTINUED DRY
AND WARM CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS FOR TODAY
WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF YESTERDAY. THURSDAY WILL BE WARMER WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130227.SOUTH.01/STO

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