FNUS76 KSTO 211346
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST FIDDLE PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
646 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST FIDDLE PILES...ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
435 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

#292-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
FLATTEN THE RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST TODAY ALLOWING SOME HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDINESS TO SPREAD OVER THE BURN SITE. OTHERWISE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL WILL REBUILD ON THURSDAY AND MILD AND DRY WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE OR NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST OR UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AT 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...LOWERING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE 1 TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST BACKING TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...SEAN FERRELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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