FNUS76 KSTO 191212
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAT CREEK PILES...LASSEN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
412 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#402-09

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST TODAY AS A PACIFIC
COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WETTING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER THE BURN AREA LATE FRIDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. WARMER TEMPERATURES
TODAY WITH LOWER HUMIDITY THEN COLDER AND WETTER FRIDAY. INCREASING SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WIND OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING STRONG AND
GUSTY TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2-4 MPH AFTER 1 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH AFTER
                    MIDDAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 4-9 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 15-25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN OR SNOW DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING OR
                    EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 7-12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO
                    65 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...RICH DAVIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091119.HATCR.01/STO

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