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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRISH O MANUEL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
512 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 AT THE BURNSITE. WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EASTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON UP TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH BETWEEN
                    NOON AND 6 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO
                    8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...STEVE BARAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.IRISH.01/STO

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