FNUS76 KSTO 241405 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR IRISH O MANUEL...USFS-STF-CALAVERAS R.D. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 705 AM PDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 24. 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: DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. 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 BETWEEN 5-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL MODERATE GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........EAST 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-9300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 13 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTH 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........WEST 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH. FORECASTER...JBB REQUESTED BY...BRYAN BOATMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.IRISH.01/STO $$