FNUS76 KSTO 121331 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 120 PILE BURNING...STANISLAUS NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 631 AM PDT TUE APR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLEAR MUCH OF THE DAY WITH HIGH CLOUDS ADVANCING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. COMMON DIURNAL (DAY/NIGHT) WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN INCREASING WEDNESDAY FROM THE WEST. FRONTAL SYSTEM COULD IMPACT THE BURN AREA WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT ONLY A SMALL CHANCE OF ANY WETTING RAIN BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50 AT IGNITION. 57-60 AFTERNOON MAX. MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT AT IGNITION. 45-50 PERCENT AT MAX HEATING. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT NORTHEAST BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING WEST-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. FORECASTER...JCLAPP REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41 REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.HWY12.01/STO $$