FNUS76 KSTO 211400
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
536 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

#294-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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........22-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 LOW ELEVATIONS...52 HIGH ELEVATIONS.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 LOW ELEVATIONS...40-50 HIGH ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DRAINAGE 1 TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...ROBYN WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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