FNUS76 KSTO 131430
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
630 AM PST FRI NOV 13 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
804 PM PST THU NOV 12 2009

#392-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY INLAND PASSING TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF
THE BURN SITE. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND TONIGHT. THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA ON SATURDAY
LEADING TO DRIER WEATHER ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL
TODAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY /FRIDAY/...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE OR EAST LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE OR WEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 6 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS QUICKLY BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST OR
                    DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN
                    3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE OR NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE OR WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U