FNUS76 KSTO 281252
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE CITY VMP...AMADOR/ELDORADO UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
552 AM PDT TUE MAY 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LINGERING MOISTURE WILL KEEP RH RELATIVELY HIGH TODAY...BUT NO
RAIN. A WEAK DISTURBANCE TONIGHT UP NORTH WILL STILL KEEP SIMILAR
RH FOR THE BURN AREA. THEN RIDGING BUILDS IN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES. A DRYING NORTHWEST WIND WILL ALSO BRING
RH VALUES INTO THE TEENS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........59-63 AT IGNITION...74-77 AFTERNOON MAX.
HUMIDITY............75-80% AT IGNITION...30-35% AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
x09x09    BY NOON. THEN SHIFTING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7700-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST IN
x09x09    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
x09x09    8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN NEWMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130528.PRAIR.01/STO

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