FNUS76 KSTO 131252
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD GULCH...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
452 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
ACCOMPANIED WITH LIGHT RAIN. EXPECT ONLY MINIMAL WETTING RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DRYING OUT AS A RIDGE MOVES
OVERHEAD. WINDS WILL BE TURNING MORE NORTHERLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
BUT THE BURN AREA SHOULD BE SHELTERED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN BEGINNING
    AROUND NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55
    49-52 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
    65-70 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING SOUTH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400-1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL SIELICKI
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110113.OLDGU.01/STO

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