FNUS76 KSTO 311400 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR WINTON SCHAADS VMP...CAL FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 636 AM PDT MON OCT 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 1. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO COOL TODAY AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND BRUSHES NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY AT BURNSITE TODAY AND TOMORROW BUT RH VALUES SHOULD MOISTEN. THE WEAK STORM THEN SLIDES INTO THE GREAT BASIN BY TOMORROW. THIS WILL CAUSE BREEZY TO WINDY EAST/DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE BURNSITE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL ENHANCE DRIER RH VALUES BEFORE THE NEXT STORM ARRIVES ON THURSDAY AND BRINGS A CHANCE OF WETTING PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTH 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS STRENGTHEN LATE AT NIGHT BECOMING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH EASTERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 MPH. BECOMING EAST 15-20 MPH OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH...BECOMING EAST 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. FORECASTER...JBB REQUESTED BY...RYAN BUCHANAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111101.WINTO.01/STO $$