FNUS76 KSTO 111240
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN VLECK MEADOWS...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
448 AM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1840 PDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WHICH
BROUGHT FAIR SKIES AND MILD TEMPERATURES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS
WILL BE WEAKENING TODAY AS A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. THIS WILL BRING A LITTLE COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY. THE APPROACH OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BECOME
MORE EVIDENT ON MONDAY AS CLOUDS SPREAD OVER THE
AREA...TEMPERATURES DECREASE AND HUMIDITY RISES. THIS AREA SHOULD
ALSO SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS ON MONDAY. A SIGNIFICANT
RAIN AND WIND EVENT IS STILL ON TRACK TO MOVE OVER THE FIRE AREA
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5
                    MPH AFTER ABOUT 1000 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1000 WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26 TO 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE TO 3 MPH AFTER ABOUT
                    2000.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    ABOUT 2000.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO AROUND 1000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUT 1000 4 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUT 1000 4 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...KALEENA KATON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091010.VANVL.03/STO

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