FNUS76 KSTO 061420
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASA MACH  PILES...STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
620 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD AND WET STORM IMPACTING BURNSITE TODAY AND TOMORROW. GUSTY
CONDITIONS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL LESSEN LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF BURNSITE. SNOW LEVELS
WILL LOWER DOWN TO AROUND 4000 FT TODAY SO BURNSITE MAY GET A
RAIN/SNOW MIX AT TIMES. COLDER AIR EXPECTED DURING EARLY MORNING
HOURS ON THURSDAY WHICH COULD LOWER SNOW LEVELS FURTHER.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN THE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON
AND COULD MOVE INTO THE FOOTHILLS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 20 TO
                    30 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. THERE
                    COULD BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX DURING EARLY MORNING
                    HOURS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130306.CASAM.01/STO

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