FNUS76 KSTO 011216
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLY PARK VMP...CALFIRE- AEU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
516 AM PDT THU NOV 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONTAL BAND MOVING THROUGH NORCAL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT RAIN
TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE
THIS ELEVATION. THE SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM
MOVES EASTWARD WITH ALL PRECIP THREAT ENDING BY THIS EVENING. BREEZY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES TODAY. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL
START FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500 TO 3000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FEET BY LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN NEWMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121101.SLYPA.01/STO

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