FNUS76 KSTO 231340
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HELLS HOLLOW...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
540 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 15 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.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING 10-15 MPH BY LATE
                    MORNING AND THEN LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
                    FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                    RIDGE WINDS WILL LESSEN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.


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

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