FNUS76 KSTO 301754 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER SADDLE PILES...ELDORADO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1054 AM PDT TUE OCT 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO WEAKEN TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES THE COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL AND LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES TODAY. THE TROUGH MOVES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SEVERAL DEGREES. HUMIDITIES RECOVERIES A LITTLE WORSE TONIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........16-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH AROUND NOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 2000 FT AGL AROUND NOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........60-66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND 7 PM. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 2000 FT AROUND NOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH. FORECASTER...HSO REQUESTED BY...BERNIE QUINONEZ REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121030.SILVE.01/STO $$