FNUS76 KSTO 231442
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HENRY S...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
642 AM PST WED JAN 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRST STORM IN OVER TWO WEEKS WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN OVER THE
BURN AREA BEGINNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT.
RAIN WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT ONLY RAIN AS
SNOW LEVELS STAY ABOVE 6500 FEET. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN RETURNS
FRIDAY...BUT MAINLY JUST CLOUDS. INCREASED CHANCES OF SHOWERS EXIST
OVER THE WEEKEND AS RAIN COULD CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
    25-30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
    (EYE LEVEL 1 TO 3 MPH).
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH.
    (EYE LEVEL 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH).
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL EARLY
    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2900 FT
    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
     (EYE LEVEL 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH).
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
    (EYE LEVEL 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH).
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-1700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    (EYE LEVEL SOUTHEAST UP TO 2 MPH SHIFTING TO
    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON).
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
    (EYE LEVEL 3 TO 6 MPH).
CWR.................70 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT BY MID
    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...BRAD STEWART
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130123.HENRY.01/STO

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