FNUS76 KSTO 111720 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGETOWN MISC PILES...ELDORADO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 920 AM PST WED NOV 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY SPREADING LIGHT SHOWERS TOWARDS THE BURNSITE LATER THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS HIGHER THAN BURNSITE...AROUND 5000 FEET TONIGHT. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT TO MODERATE IN STRENGTH WITH LOCAL RIDGETOP GUSTS PEAKING AROUND 30 MPH THIS EVENING THEN WEAKENING OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56-60. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 TO 12 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS POSSIBLE UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36-40. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS POSSIBLE AT 15 TO 30 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48 TO 52. MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH. FORECASTER...JBB REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091111.GEORG.01/STO $$