FNUS76 KSTO 211244
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON TRAP...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
544 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINTER STORM APPROACHING TODAY WITH PRECIPITATION BEGINNING
TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FAIRLY QUICKLY AFTER
PRECIPITATION STARTS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND
SHIFT MORE SOUTHERLY TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
PRESCRIPTION (20 FT WINDS OF 12 MPH) UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
PEAK WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR MONDAY MORNING PRIOR TO SUNRISE AND
CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
x09x09    INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
x09x09    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
x09x09    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25
x09x09    MPH AROUND 1600.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5700 FT AGL
x09x09    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN
x09x09    THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
x09x09    TO 25 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-2600 FT AGL EARLY IN
x09x09    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121021.IRONT.02/STO

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