FNUS76 KSTO 311606
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER SADDLE RX...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
906 AM PDT WED OCT 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1057 PDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA TODAY
BRINGING BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START TONIGHT...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
BECOME SHOWERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER OF AN INCH. DRY AND WARM WEATHER EXPECTED
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 2200 FT AGL AROUND NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 28 TO 38 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
                    LEVEL AROUND 7000 FT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 30 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 22 TO 32 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND 10 PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 22 TO 32 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL
                    AROUND 7000 FT IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 3000 FT AGL AROUND NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...ROY CONTRERAS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121030.SILVE.02/STO

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