FNUS76 KSTO 211350
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER SADDLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
650 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER SADDLE...ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
516 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

#293-09

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.....58-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NEARLY CALM WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DRAINAGE 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST OR
                    UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 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