FNUS76 KSTO 120238
FWSSTO

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1907 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORCAL WILL CONTINUE THE WARM TEMPERATUES WITH
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE FIRE AREA TODAY. RH WILL
ALSO BE SLIGHTLY DRIER TODAY. 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.
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.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 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.........SOUTH 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 9 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 17 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.


FORECASTER...
REQUESTED BY...TIM PERSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130511.PANTH.01/STO

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