FNUS76 KSTO 071619
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLATE MTN  BOTTLE HILL...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
820 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 PST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL TRIGGER LIGHT
SHOWERS OVER THE SIERRA TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW
NORMAL AND DAYTIME HUMIDITIES ON THE HIGH SIDE.  HOWEVER...DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES
REMAINING AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.  THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO
THE BURN AREA.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE UP TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...BRAD STEWART
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091107.SLATE.01/STO

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