FNUS76 KSTO 161230
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRCC PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
404 AM PST FRI NOV 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BE
MOVING INLAND LATER TODAY. WEAK SHOWERS AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM
HAVE ALREADY BEGUN MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. MORE STEADY
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTH STATE BRINGING PERIODS OF
RAIN THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO ABOUT 1500 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ERNEST CECCON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121116.GRCCP.01/STO

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