FNUS76 KSTO 061440
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAKE FIDDLETOWN...AMADOR/ELDORADO UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
640 AM PST FRI NOV 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH INTO THE AREA BY LATE MORNING AND
LINGER TODAY BEFORE FINALLY PUSHING THROUGH THE BURN SITE THIS
EVENING. RIDGETOPS THE ONLY BURN AREA TO BE IMPACTED BY
WINDS...BUT WINDS NOT VERY STRONG. VERY LIGHT RAIN WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE SLIGHTLY STRONGER
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE NEXT FRONT
IMPACTS THE REGION TUESDAY WITH RAIN AND INCREASED WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62...47-50 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT...80-90 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST UP TO 3 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST AT 1000
    AND INCREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO
    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO
    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST UP TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 T0 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH
    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14
    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JMC
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WATERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091106.SHAKE.01/STO

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