FNUS76 KSTO 011648
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND BAR FLAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
948 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

#053-09

...WET WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

DISCUSSION...
A MOIST PACIFIC STORM IS APPROACHING AND WILL BEGIN SPREADING WETTING
PRECIPITATION OVER THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING AND
CONTINUING OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WIND
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGES. SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER WETTING STORM MOVING THROUGH SUNDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1110 PDT 5/1/09
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT
                      RAIN...BECOMING LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........57...MAX 59
   HUMIDITY...........60%...MIN AROUND 50%
   WIND...20-FT.......SW 3-8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                      12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP WIND......SW 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
   CWR................50%
   MIXING HEIGHT......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL
   MIXING WINDS.......SW 5-10 MPH

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............RAIN. BREEZY.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 40-45
   HUMIDITY...........MAX ABOVE 90%
   WIND...20-FT.......SW 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
   RIDGETOP WIND......SW 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
   CWR................90%
   MIXING HEIGHT......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
   MIXING WINDS.......S AROUND 10 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   WEATHER............RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING THEN
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX AROUND 50
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 60-65%
   WIND...20-FT.......SW 4-9 MPH
   RIDGETOP WIND......SW 6-12 MPH
   CWR................60%
   MIXING HEIGHT......RISING TO NEAR 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS.......SW 5-10 MPH.

FORECASTER...PCH

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REQUESTED BY...JON PAYNE
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U