FNUS76 KSTO 020210
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON TRAP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
710 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1805 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY...BRINGING
MUCH LIGHTER WINDS WITH BETTER OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN
AREA THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    20-30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3
                    TO 7 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT...THEN INCREASING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...ANN LOEFFLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.IRONT.03/STO

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