FNUS76 KSTO 231410
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADSMANS  REACH PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
602 AM PST WED JAN 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SPREAD RAIN OVER THE BURN SITE
MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LOW LEVELS ARE DRY...BUT SHOULD
MOISTEN DURING THE DAY. LIGHT SHOWERS MAY PERSIST INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY WILL TURN NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY WITH
SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....CALM WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......UP TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST UP TO 3 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE THIS
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS .25 TO
                    .33 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH LATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...MARK RAKESTRAW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130123.DEADS.01/STO

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