FNUS76 KSTO 311301
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH 108...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
501 AM PST TUE JAN 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE BURN AREA MAY SEE VARIABLE CLOUDINESS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH LITTLE TO NO CHANCE OF ANY WETTER RAIN. THE BIGGER
CONCERN IS THE BREEZY AND DRYING NE-E WINDS ON THURSDAY BEHIND THE
FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........40-43 AT IGNITION.
    55-60 AFTERNOON MAX.
RH..................65-70 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
            36-40 PERCENT MIN EARLY AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE BY 0900.
    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY
    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7
    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
            BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING
    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........39-44.
RH..................70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE UP TO 2 MPH...THEN BECOMING
    NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
    LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
    LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A
    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........53-58.
RH..................28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...ANNA PAYNE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120131.SOUTH.01/STO

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