FNUS76 KSTO 301409
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BACCHI CREW EXERCISE...AMADOR/ELDORADO UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
709 AM PDT TUE APR 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL THIS WEEK...BRINGING VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES. PERIODS OF BREEZY NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. THE
STRONG WINDS DOWN THE SIERRA WILL BATTLE WITH THE NORTHWESTERLY
VALLEY WINDS NEAR THE BURN AREA...MAKING THE TIMING OF THE LATE
MORNING AND EVENING WIND DIRECTION SHIFTS SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT. HIGH
PRESSURE ALOFT CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER CA LATER IN THE
WEEK...INCREASING TEMPERATURES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO
x09x09    4 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 WITH MORNING GUSTS 20 TO
x09x09    25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SAUER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130430.BACCH.01/STO

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