FNUS76 KSTO 201129
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON TRAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
429 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON TRAP...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
358 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#289-09

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER WITH WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND DECREASING HUMIDITY THROUGH THE WEEK. WIND WILL
BE NORTHEASTERLY AT NIGHT AND LOCALLY GUSTY OVER RIDGES TURNING
NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WIND 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH AFTER 1 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER
                    1 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    7 MPH AFTER 1 PM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING EAST 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 8 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE 3-8 MPH BECOMING EAST 7-12 MPH
                    AFTER 8 PM WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100-900 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 8 MPH
                    AFTER 8 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH AFTER
MIDDAY.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 2800 FT AGL AROUND MIDDAY.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...AMY REID
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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