FNUS76 KSTO 091220
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEACH GROWERS...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
520 AM PDT TUE APR 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST RIDGETOP WINDS TO CONTINUE TODAY...OVERNIGHT AND INTO
WEDNESDAY. THE SOUTHERLY SLOPE ASPECT AT THE BURN SITE MAY
PROVIDE ENOUGH SHELTERING TO KEEP THE STRONGER WINDS RESTRICTED TO
SURROUNDING RIDGETOPS. STRONGER NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER
RIDGES TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RH VALUES
WILL NOT MAKE MUCH RECOVERY WITH WINDS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SHIFT MORE NORTH TO NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS 12 TO 15 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TOx09
x09x09    25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE
x09x09    MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT NEAR RIDGES.
x09            65-70 PERCENT LOWER SLOPES/VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT
x09x09    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST SHIFTING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6100
x09x09    FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST SHIFTING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...DAVID A REYNOLDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130409.PEACH.01/STO

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