FNUS76 KSTO 191328
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
628 AM PDT MON OCT 19 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
410 AM PDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#287-09

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY INTO TONIGHT BRINGING
SOME WETTING PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND OVER
RIDGES. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT THEN DRIER AND WARMER TUESDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 7500 FEET
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING EAST 1-3 MPH
                    AFTER 10 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST AROUND 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 2-6 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-3300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...DAVE PEREIRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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