FNUS76 KSTO 041410
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON TRAP...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
610 AM PST WED NOV 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAD DOMINATED THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS
HAS SHIFTED EASTWARD AS A TROUGH APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. THIS
TROUGH WILL BRING STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE BURN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BETTER HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN
THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    30-40 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WIND 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    12-20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 4000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 8-12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 3500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...WILL HARRIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091104.IRONT.01/STO

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