FNUS76 KSTO 292218
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORCHARD PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
218 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
INTO EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. THIS SYSTEM
SHOULD MOVE TO THE EAST BY LATE MORNING MONDAY. A SECOND SYSTEM MAY
MOVE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BRING
WARM AND DRY WEATHER TO THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 3
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY LATE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY LATE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...PAUL LEMMON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120130.ORCHA.01/STO

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