FNUS76 KSTO 111049
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER...CAL FIRE BUTTE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
349 AM PDT SAT MAY 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0312 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORCAL WILL CONTINUE THE WARMING TREND WITH ABOVE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE FIRE AREA TODAY. RH VALUES
WILL ALSO TREND DRIER TODAY. AS OF 3 AM...TWO OF THE NEAREST
RAWS WERE OBSERVING RH VALUES TRENDING 25-30% DRIER THAN 24 HOURS
AGO. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING WHEN UPSLOPE FLOW
FROM DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD BE AT ITS PEAK AND LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY ON
SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY A WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRUSH FAR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL GENTLY COOL TEMPERATURES AND
SLIGHTLY INCREASE RH VALUES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST (DOWNSLOPE) WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST (UPSLOPE) 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-2000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST (UPSLOPE) WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...TIM PERSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130510.PANTH.01/STO

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