FNUS76 KSTO 141311
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY MEADOW...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
611 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 ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE
CREST THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASED ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
CREATE BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY INTO
THURSDAY. THIS WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER AND RH SLIGHT
HIGHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........60-64 AT IGNITION.
x09x09    68-71 AFTERNOON MAX.
HUMIDITY............40-45% AT IGNITION.
x09x09    25-28% AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING 5 TO 8
x09x09    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
x09x09    TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9000
x09x09    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO
x09x09    4 MPH AROUND 2000. THEN NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH
x09x09    BY 2300.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST 6
x09x09    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT
x09x09    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST SHIFTING NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6300 FT
x09x09    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...GARY CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130514.DRYME.01/STO

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