FNUS76 KSTO 021236
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR MOUNTAIN RX UNIT E...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
534 AM PDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING UNDER NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL COME UP A BIT LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE DROPPING LATE
THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE FIRE AREA REMAINS
SHELTERED FROM THE STRONGEST WINDS...RIDGETOPS WILL SEE BREEZY WINDS
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY BUT THIS WILL ONLY BRING A SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENT IN HUMIDITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING TURNING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    ABOUT NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHERLY 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 GUSTS TO 12
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID A REYNOLDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.BEARM.01/STO

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