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FWSSTO

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST WILL BRING
WARMING AND A LITTLE DRYING ON THURSDAY. A WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING
WELL TO THE NORTH WILL KEEP CONDITIONS FROM WARMING MUCH ON FRIDAY.
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT SO WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY
LOCALLY DRIVEN ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING SLIGHTLY
STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST TO EAST 0 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    OR UPSLOPE 1 TO 5 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1100.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4
                    GUSTS TO 8 MPH AFTER ABOUT 11OO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO 2500 FEET TO 3000 FEET IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40 TO 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-3 MPH AFTER ABOUT 2000.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING EAST 1 TO 5 MPH AFTER ABOUT 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 1000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 1 TO 5 MPH AFTER ABOUT 11OO.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 6 GUSTS TO 10
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO 2500 TO 3000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 4 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...SEAN FERRELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091022.SILVE.01/STO

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