FNUS76 KSTO 240230
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLY PARK...CAL FIRE EL DORADO-AMADOR UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
730 PM PDT FRI OCT 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER WEST COAST WILL KEEP FAIR AND
DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK WEATHER
SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH ON SATURDAY WILL BRING HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES BUT
OTHERWISE HAVE LITTLE AFFECT. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD
THIS MORNING BUT NOT AS GOOD TONIGHT. LIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL KEEP
WINDS LOCALLY GENERATED WITH RIDGE WINDS TRANSITIONING IN THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY EVENING.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE IN THE MORNING 0 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE AFTER ABOUT 1000 1 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST IN THE MORNING 1 TO 4 GUSTS TO 6 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 5 GUSTS TO 11 MPH AFTER
                    ABOUT 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING WESTERLY 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN ESTES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091024.SLYPA.01/STO

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