FNUS76 KSTO 151350
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER CREEK FUELBREAK MACHINE PILES...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
550 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT RAIN SHOULD BEGIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND PICK UP IN INTENSITY
OVERNIGHT. THE WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE LATE TODAY AND OVERNIGHT
AS THE COLD FRONT BECOMES CLOSER. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD PASS AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WIND DIRECTION OVER THE LOWER SLOPES MAY NOT BE
IMPACTED AND REMAIN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST, BUT THE RIDGETOP WILL
SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN
    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT AT IGNITION INCREASING IN THE
     AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUST TO
    14 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE EARLY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW IN THE MORNING TURNING TO RAIN IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
    IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.SOLDI.02/STO

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