FNUS76 KSTO 231346
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVELAND ADMIN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
546 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STORM SYSTEM HAS ALREADY DROPPED WETTING RAINS OVERNIGHT AT THE
BURN AREA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT BURNSITE THIS MORNING WITH
ADDITIONAL RAIN AND MODERATE SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
WINDS SHOULD LESSEN BY NOON BECOMING LIGHT BY EARLY EVENING. SHOWERS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A DRY WEATHER
PATTERN SHOULD PERSIST TUESDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS
LIGHT WINDS CONTINUE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL LESSEN
                    BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH THEN
                    BECOME LIGHT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120123.GROVE.01/STO

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