FNUS76 KSTO 030339 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR MT ELIZABETH DR PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 839 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AND BRING MUCH COLDER WEATHER...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO FRIDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 4 PM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...TGD REQUESTED BY...STEVE BARAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111103.MTELI.01/STO $$