FNUS76 KSTO 120325
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINTON VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
825 PM PDT THU APR 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
TO THE FIRE SITE TODAY. NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENTS CREATING THE
DOWNSLOPE WINDS THIS MORNING ARE FORECAST TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON
ALLOWING FOR UPSLOPE FLOW TO PREVAIL OVER THE FIRE SITE. SLIGHTLY
COOLER CONDITIONS AND LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.


.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT...MAINLY IN THE MORNING RECOVERING
                    SOME IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 16 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.SATURDAY'S OUTLOOK...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...JACOB READ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130412.WINTO.01/STO

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