FNUS76 KSTO 231124
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PREP BURN...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
423 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL BRING CONTINUED MILD CONDITIONS OVER THIS AREA THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS TODAY SHOULD BE A LITTLE LIGHTER THAN ON
WEDNESDAY BUT TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY SHOULD BE SIMILAR. OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERY HAS IMPROVED AND SHOULD REMAIN MODERATE THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH AFTER ABOUT 0900.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL BY
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER ABOUT 2100.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER ABOUT 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH BY LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WATSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.PREPB.01/STO

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