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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR MOUNTAIN RX UNIT E...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
643 AM PDT TUE APR 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOME GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MAY SURFACE ACROSS RIDGETOPS OVER THE
BURN SITE TODAY AS THE STRONGER WINDS DEVELOP DOWN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY WILL NOT SPREAD OVER THE BURN. THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL TRANSITION TO NORTHEAST AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO
INCREASE OVERNIGHT. BRIEF OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL LIKELY OCCUR
IN THE EVENING BEFORE DROPPING EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING WEST LATE IN THE
x09x09    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT THEN LOWERING EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15
x09x09    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER
x09x09    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20
x09x09    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7500 FT AGL LATE
x09x09    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...DAVID A REYNOLDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130430.BEARM.01/STO

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