FNUS76 KSTO 311247 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTLESS RX...ELDORADO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 547 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 THIS EVENING THEN TAPER OFF IN THE 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.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH GUSTS 12-15 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13-17 MPH GUSTS 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20-30 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH GUSTS 12-15 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH GUSTS 25-30 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................70 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH...DECREASING LATE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH. FORECASTER...DFR REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY SIGONA REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121031.HARTL.01/STO $$