FNUS76 KSTO 231409
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY MEADOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
709 AM PDT TUE APR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALIGNED ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL BRING ABOVE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURNSITE TODAY.
THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL CAUSE BREEZY NORTH WINDS IN THE VALLEY
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE BURNSITE THIS
MORNING. WINDS EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON AS UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPS. GENERAL COOLING TREND
WITH LIGHTER WINDS TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO LIGHT
                    EAST WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST/DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-9000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130423.DRYME.01/STO

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