FNUS76 KSTO 170312
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOTTLE HILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
712 PM PST MON NOV 16 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOTTLE HILL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
646 PM PST MON NOV 16 2009

#396-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
OFFSHORE COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INLAND TODAY INCREASING CLOUDS...
AND WINDS DURING THE DAY...AND BRINGING RAIN AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
TO THE BURN SITE BY EARLY EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. DRY WEATHER
IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...AND THEN A STRONGER/WETTER SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO IMPACT THE BURN SITE ON FRIDAY AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF RAIN BY EARLY
                    EARLY EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 12 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT THROUGH 5 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF .50 TO .75 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    LINGERING LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES ENDING IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 45 TO 55. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
CLOUDY...RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 35 TO 45. SOUTH WINDS 11 TO
16 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...CARA SCOTT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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