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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN VLECK  ASPEN MEADOW...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
710 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE BURN ARE TONIGHT. THE
PROXIMITY OF THE JET STREAM WILL GENERATE WINDY CONDITIONS OVER
THE AREA WITH THE STRONGEST ACROSS SURROUNDING PEAKS. THE LOW
WILL DRIFT INTO NEVADA SUNDAY AND CONTINUE WITH A DRYING OFFSHORE
WIND PATTERN INTO MID NEXT WEEK...BUT COOL TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS UNDER CONTROL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. THEN
    SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH SHIFTING
    SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT
    AGL IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
    SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8
    MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 13-18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 25 TO 35
                    MPH SHIFTING WEST 8-12 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGH 35-45. MIN HUMIDITY 35-40 PERCENT. VARIABLE WINDS 1-3 MPH
BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 15 MPH. RIDGE WINDS
WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH. MIXING WINDS WEST 10-15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. MIN HUMIDITY 35-40 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3-8 GUSTS TO 12 MPH. RIDGE WINDS
NORTHEAST 4-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-7 GUSTS TO 12 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S. MIN HUMIDITY 25-30 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...J CLAPP
REQUESTED BY...VALERIE HENDON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091003.VANVL.01/STO

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