FNUS76 KSTO 241400
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINTON SCHAADS VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS
TO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS DROPPING LOCALLY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS
MAY BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BURN SITE. ACCUMULATING
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 4000-5000 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY. WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
FOR SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
    SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                     3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
    RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH WITH
                     GUSTS TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32 TO 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 TO 11 MPH.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN O MEARA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.WINTO.01/STO

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