FNUS76 KSTO 311210 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER PILES...ELDORADO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 510 AM PDT WED OCT 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL INCREASE FOR THE BURN AREA TODAY AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES. IT LOOKS LIKE PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE TONIGHT THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE MORNING ON THURSDAY. LESS THAN 0.25 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH GUSTS 10-13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 3-8 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-13 MPH GUSTS 17-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH. FORECASTER...DFR REQUESTED BY...RICH WATERS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121031.ALDER.02/STO $$