FNUS76 KSTO 010545 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOODS PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1045 PM PDT WED OCT 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A VERY WEAK SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN TO THE LOCATION THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT SNOW ABOVE 6800 FEET. NOT A LOT OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FOR THE LOCATION WITH GENERALLY AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN OR SO. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING OVER THE REGION TO BRING WARMER...DRIER CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS FOR FRIDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 9 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-3600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. FORECASTER...RB REQUESTED BY...SETH GREENE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121101.BLOOD.01/STO $$