FNUS76 KSTO 160457
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAKE 16...STATE PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
857 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2009

#395-09

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS OVER THE BURN SITE DURING THE WEEKEND WILL
BE MOVING EAST TODAY AS OFFSHORE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST.
MILD TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE AS RIDGE TOP
WINDS BLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE INLAND ON TUESDAY...INCREASING RIDGE WINDS...AND BRINGING
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW TO THE BURN SITE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. IMPROVING WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATER IN THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE OR EAST LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 4 MPH DURING
                    THE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
                    25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING
                    THE EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW BY
                    MIDNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT...RISING IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DURING THE EVENING.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...GEORGE GRAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091116.STAKE.01/STO

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