FNUS76 KSTO 191348
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER SADDLE...U. S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
548 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DROP SLOWLY
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE BURN AREA. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM TODAY WITH PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SOMETIME BETWEEN 1300 AND 1600 THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY IS INCREASING
THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. A COUPLE
MORE WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE FORECAST TO PASS THROUGH THIS AREA LATE THIS
WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING MORE RAINFALL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT THIS MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY 10 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY 10 TO 18 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...WILL HARRIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120119.SILVE.01/STO

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