FNUS76 KSTO 181311
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON TRAP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
511 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONTAL BAND SLIDING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDINESS TO THE BURN AREA TODAY BUT AT THIS TIME
...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE NORTH THROUGH THE DAY. HUMIDITY
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUITE LOW TODAY THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT
AS THE MAIN COLD FRONTAL BAND MOVES ONSHORE. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS
TONIGHT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A GOOD CHANGE OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. THE WET
PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO LAST AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN OR SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
CWR.................NEAR 100 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...AARON HUMPHREY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120118.IRONT.01/STO

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