FNUS76 KSTO 051509
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
709 AM PST THU NOV 5 2009

#352-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING TOWARDS THE COAST TODAY AND THEN INLAND
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND A
CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE BURN SITE OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN
SITE ON SATURDAY...WITH DRY AND MILDER CONDITIONS FOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NEARLY CALM WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22
                    MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY...CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4
                    TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT...POSSIBLE AMOUNTS .10 TO .25 INCH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OVERCAST WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT...ANOTHER .10 TO .20 INCHES
                    POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 TO 2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS IN THE 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...CARA SCOTT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.BEARC.01/STO

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