FNUS76 KSTO 091224
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER_5-9-13...LASSEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
524 AM PDT THU MAY 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1724 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP EASTWARD OF FIRE BY
MID AFTERNOON AND SPREAD OVER THE FIRE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
UNSTABLE TODAY AND FRIDAY...MOST UNSTABLE DAY IS TODAY WITH
HIGHER PRESSURE AND LOWER RH MOVING IN FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
TERRAIN DRIVEN SLOPE WINDS CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST TO NORTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 5 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-2200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE
 x09x09    AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS REMAINING
x09x09    TO THE EAST OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 OVER FIRE...2 EASTWARD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 WINDS.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK DOYLE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130508.PANTH.01/STO

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