FNUS76 KSTO 251218
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD STATION PILE...U.S.FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
418 AM PST THU FEB 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#10-17

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES THROUGH. INCREASING CLOUDS AND SOUTHERLY WIND TONIGHT WITH
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS A PACIFIC
FRONT MOVES INLAND. STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND EXPECTED FRIDAY ALONG
WITH WETTING PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SW 1-4 MPH INCREASING TO 3-8 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING 9 TO 14 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...DALE NEWBY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100225.OLDST.01/STO

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