FNUS76 KSTO 201040
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACIFIC RX...USFS ELDORADO N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
340 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#291-09

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WIND 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 2-5 MPH AFTER 1 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER
                    1 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4500 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 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING EAST 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE 3-8 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH
                    AFTER 9 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 9 MPH
                    AFTER 9 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 1-3 MPH AFTER MIDDAY.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 3000 FT AGL AROUND MIDDAY.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...BOB KAFKA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.PACIF.01/STO

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