FNUS76 KSTO 141349
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANDALL 2801...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
649 AM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK TROUGH OVERHEAD MAY GENERATE CUMULUS BUILDUPS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EAST NEAR THE CREST THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASED
ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CREATE BREEZY SOUTHWEST TO WEST
AFTERNOON WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL
HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER AND RH SLIGHT HIGHER. FAIRLY LIGHT
OVERNIGHT DOWNSLOPING WIND TO STILL KEEP LIMITED RH RECOVERY
VALUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH BUILDUPS TO EAST NEAR CREST.
TEMPERATURE.........68-72 AT IGNITION.
x09x09    77-81 AFTERNOON MAX.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30% AT IGNITION AND LATE IN AFTERNOON.
x09x09    MAY BECOME SLIGHTLY HIGHER AROUND 1200.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING
x09x09    UPSLOPE 0900. THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
x09x09    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO
x09x09    6500-8500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57% PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT. THEN GRADUALLY
x09x09    FALL WITH EASTERLY WIND.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500
x09x09    FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26%.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130514.CRAND.01/STO

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