FNUS76 KSTO 231359 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR WINTON SCHAADS VMP...CAL FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 659 AM PDT THU APR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES TODAY FOR THE BURN AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT WITH A BETTER CHANCE FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 69. MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BY LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 INCREASING 4 TO 8 MPH BY MID MORNING THEN 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........77 TO 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........43 TO 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH. FORECASTER...EK REQUESTED BY...KEVIN O MEARA REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090423.WINTO.01/STO $$