FNUS76 KSTO 051222
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASA MACH  PILES...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
422 AM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD MORE CLOUDS AND
WIND OVER THE AREA TODAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF
UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS CONTINUING WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN MAY SEE SOME SNOW
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8-12 GUSTS 15-17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 15-20 GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20-25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 12-15 MPH. GUSTS 20-25 MPH IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15-20 MPH.

FORECASTER...DFR
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130305.CASAM.01/STO

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