FNUS76 KSTO 130404 FWSSTO 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...LEADING TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT. 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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. 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 .TAG 20091113.POWER.01/STO $$