FNUS76 KSTO 071609
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRINDSTONETRACTOR PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
809 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WETTING RAIN TO THE BURN SITE
TODAY AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF AROUND .30 TO
.50 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DRIER WEATHER WITH
LOWERING HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 19 TO 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 37 TO 42. HIGHS 68 TO 73. NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 67 TO 72. WEST WINDS 2 TO
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 64 TO 69. NORTHWEST WINDS
3 TO 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CA-MNF DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120207.GRIND.01/STO

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