FNUS76 KSTO 141357 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD GULCH PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 557 AM PST TUE DEC 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT TO DRIFT SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WEATHER TO CHANGE LITTLE BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT FOR WIND DIRECTION SHIFT FROM THE WEST. EXPECT RAIN TO CONTINUE TODAY AT AND AROUND THE BURN SITE. RAIN TO TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT AND BRING DRIER WEATHER WEDNESDAY WITH A LIGHT WESTERLY WIND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36. MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-45. MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS. FORECASTER...JCLAPP REQUESTED BY...RODNEY HELZER AFEO REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101214.OLDGU.02/STO $$