FNUS76 KSTO 101052
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEACH GROWERS...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
352 AM PDT WED APR 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...LIGHTER WINDS TODAY GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH WITH MAX
TEMPERATURES REACHING THE LOW 60S THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER TONIGHT FROM THE SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WINDS
AND CALMER CONDITIONS. THE FIRE LOCATION WILL BE SOMEWHAT SHELTERED
FROM THE SOUTHERLY SLOPE ASPECT FROM WINDS. LOCAL WIND EDDIES MAY BE
POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1900 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........UP TO 10 MPH WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...SHEN/JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...DAVID A REYNOLDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130410.PEACH.01/STO

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