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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
553 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2009

#011-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT BROUGHT WEATHER TO THE BURN SITE YESTERDAY
HAS MOVED WELL EAST OF THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE EASTERN
PACIFIC WILL BUILD INLAND TODAY...AND WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MUCH DRIER AND MILDER WEATHER
IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN
                    4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH LESS THAN 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST SHIFTING TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...ROBYN WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090127.PILES.01/STO

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