FNUS76 KSTO 291655
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STONYFORD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
855 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON FEBRUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE PERIOD...WITH THE BEST CHANCE THURSDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE
BURN SITE WILL BE IN A RAIN SHADOW FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD...WHICH
WILL LIMIT RAINFALL. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
EVENING.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 MPH.


FORECASTER...DVC
REQUESTED BY...ERNEST CECCON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120229.STONY.01/STO

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