FNUS76 KSTO 171248
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVELAND PILE BURNING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
548 AM PDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN EASTERN PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...
BRINGING MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS THAN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. WHILE
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THE BEST CHANCE OF
RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW
LIGHT SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FEET AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500
                    FEET AGL BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST/DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...GARY CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.GROVE.01/STO

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