FNUS76 KSTO 181155
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOKEY BEAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
355 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#398-09

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS MORNING KEEPING A THREAT OF SNOW
SHOWERS THEN DRIER AND WARMING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 3-6 WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AFTER 1 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 4-8 WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 1 PM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL BY
                    LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 8-12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING BELOW 500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDDAY
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 8-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDDAY
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...JASON WITHROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091118.MOKEY.01/STO

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