FNUS76 KSTO 141650
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD STATION PILES...U.S.FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
850 AM PST TUE DEC 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH TODAY WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER
THE BURN AREA AND BRING GUSTY WINDS OVER RIDGES. SNOW LEVELS WILL
DROP THIS EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM EXITS...WITH
DRYING CONDITIONS AND LIGHTER WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........47-52.
RH..................75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS SOUTH AT 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.
   RIDGETOP........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 37 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN EARLY IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........25-30.
RH..................94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 TO 29 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 29 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........42-47.
RH..................49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...DALE NEWBY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101214.OLDST.01/STO

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