FNUS76 KSTO 071404
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDFINGERS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
604 AM PST THU FEB 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1435 PST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. EXPECT A
RAIN/SNOW MIX TO BEGIN AT THE BURN SITE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...
TRANSITIONING TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE WEEKEND...POSSIBLY BRINGING LOCALLY
GUSTY WINDS NEARBY THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...ROBYN WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130207.GOLDF.01/STO

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