FNUS76 KSTO 192233
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARMEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
333 PM PDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1421 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN CONCERN AT LOCATION TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE
THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY INITIALLY BE
DRY BUT THEN BECOME WETTER AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING.
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN THE VICINITY COULD IMPACT THE WILDFIRE. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT. HOWEVER, KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY T-STORMS NEAR
THE FIRE COULD PRODUCE GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS. A COOLING TREND STARTS
TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......TO 8800-9800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 6 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130819.CARME.01/STO

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