FNUS76 KSTO 211327
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAKE FIDDLETOWN...CAL FIRE AEU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
625 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

#295-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 23.
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.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE OR SOUTH
                    2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NEARLY CALM THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DRAINAGE OR NORTH 1 TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING UPSLOPE OR SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WATERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091023.SHAKE.01/STO

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