FNUS76 KSTO 051328
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAKE FIDDLETOWN...AMADOR/ELDORADO UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
528 AM PST THU NOV 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 PST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TODAY OVER THE BURN
AREA...ESPECIALLY THE RIDGETOP. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE
BURN AREA TONIGHT WITH LIGHT RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66...52-55 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT...65-75 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JMC
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WATERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.SHAKE.01/STO

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