FNUS76 KSTO 150224
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER...CAL FIRE BUTTE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
724 PM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1845 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE BY TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY.
INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY
STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED. A STRONGER TROUGH WILL DEEPEN
OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY AND BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS TO
THE LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT COULD BE BETWEEN ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF
OF AN INCH OF RAIN FOR THE AREA.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 9 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2700-2800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH
                    BY THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...RICK MANSON  FC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130514.PANTH.01/STO

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