FNUS76 KSTO 121335
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD GULCH...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
535 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VARIABLE CLOUDINESS TODAY AS WEAK TROUGH EXITS THE REGION. TONIGHT
ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION, BUT ALSO WEAKENS AS
IT MOVES THROUGH THE BURN AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE, THE
BURN AREA MAY NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PRECIPITATION THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43 AT IGNITION.
    47-50 EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT AT IGNITION
    60-65 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500
    FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500
    FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-2800
    FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...GREG VER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110112.OLDGU.01/STO

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