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SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK TRAINING BURN...OTHER-LOCAL/COUNTY/CITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
513 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY NORTHERLY WIND AND LOWERING RH TODAY INTO MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WARMING WITH LOWERING HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND TODAY
INTO MONDAY. LIMITED OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY VALUES TONIGHT...BETTER
RECOVERY MONDAY NIGHT. COOLING WITH INCREASING RH AND SOUTHERLY FLOW
TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........73-76 AT IGNITION...83-86 AFTERNOON MAX.
RH..................32-35% AT IGNITION...14-17% AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 TO 16 MPH GUSTING TO 25
                    MPH AT IGNITION...THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 20
                    MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE
    AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN AROUND 1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...JOHN GRAZIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130519.DRYCR.01/STO

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