FNUS76 KSTO 291726
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FSRA...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1026 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH
A TRAILING COLD FRONT PROGRESSING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY
BRINGING A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA IN THE MORNING. A
MODERATE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT SHOULD IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING SUNDAY
NIGHT AND STRENGTHENING MORE SO MONDAY NIGHT.

.SUNDAY OCT 4 2009...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WITH
                    SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45 AT IGNITION...MAX 51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE UP TO 2 MPH SHIFTING WEST 3-6
                    MPH AROUND 1200.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 4-7 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 6-10 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...J CLAPP
REQUESTED BY...VALERIE HENDON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091004.FSRA_.01/STO

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