FNUS76 KSTO 161353
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN VLECK...AMADOR/ELDORADO UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
653 AM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BRINGING A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.  THE TROUGH SHIFTS TO
THE EAST ON FRIDAY FOR DECREASING CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 700 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 5500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH AROUND 10 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR 1000 FT AGL AROUND 9 PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...RYAN CASH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130516.VANVL.01/STO

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