FNUS76 KSTO 151609
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMARTY JONES PILE BURN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
810 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON DECEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OFF THE
COAST THIS MORNING...FOCUSING A PLUME A MOISTURE OVER NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA.  PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 TODAY...WITH SOME SHOWERS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE.  THIS MOIST FRONTAL BAND WILL SAG SOUTH OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY...BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN OVER THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    LESS THAN 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...BRAD STEWART
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091215.SMART.01/STO

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