FNUS76 KSTO 161255
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON TRAP...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
455 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT PASSED THROUGH THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
DRYING WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE RELATIVELY LIGHT AND GENERALLY
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. RIDGETOP WINDS WILL A BIT STRONGER FROM THE
WEST- NORTHWEST. HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT WITH LIGHT DOWNSLOPE FLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........23-28 AT IGNITION.
    35-40 AFTERNOON MAX.
HUMIDITY............55-60 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
    19-24 PERCENT AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH AT IGNITION BECOMING UPSLOPE 2
    TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN WEST-SOUTHWEST
    3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN DECREASING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH EVENING. THEN BECOMING
    EAST-NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. THEN
    WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...AARON HUMPHREY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120116.IRONT.01/STO

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