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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANDALL...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
643 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARMING TREND CONTINUES AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INLAND TODAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. LOWERING HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
LIGHT WINDS AND MODERATE AFTERNOON/EVENING GUSTS AT THE BURNSITE.
WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN AND WIND STRENGTH WILL PEAK
DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST-
                    NORTHWEST (UPSLOPE) IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    SUSTAINED WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH
                    FROM NOON INTO THIS EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST (UPSLOPE) WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
                    EAST (DOWNSLOPE) 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.CRAND.01/STO

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