FNUS76 KSTO 241334
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY MEADOW...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
634 AM PDT WED APR 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1735 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE THE WARM AND
DRY PATTERN. FOR THE BURNSITE: EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO
YESTERDAY EXCEPT DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER. GENERAL
WIND PATTERN WILL BE PRIMARILY TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH DOWNSLOPE FLOW
DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS...REVERSING TO UPSLOPE FLOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL
MODERATE GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST/UPSLOPE FLOW UP TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...NICK JEROS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130423.DRYME.02/STO

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