FNUS76 KSTO 301236
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST HORSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
536 AM PDT TUE OCT 30 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS CONTINUE TODAY FOR THE
BURNSITE. COOLING TREND ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
VALLEY AND THE SIERRA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. BREEZY NEAR
RIDGETOPS DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE. BY FRIDAY...DRY CONDITIONS RESUME
AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 39 TO 44.
HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 55 TO 60. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 33 TO 38. HIGHS 56 TO 61. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121030.LOSTH.01/STO

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