FNUS76 KSTO 182022
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRUB...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
122 PM PDT MON MAR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1252 PDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOME CLOUDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY/TONIGHT AS A WEAK
WEATHER DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH. A MORE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION TOMORROW...WITH WETTING RAIN
REACHING THE BURN SITE BY AROUND 6AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOSTLY
LIGHT UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE DIURNALLY-DRIVEN WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE PERIOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST/UP-CANYON WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 TO 5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2000 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST/DOWN-CANYON WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST/UP-CANYON 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE DAY.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...DVC
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130318.GRUB_.01/STO

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