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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
323 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THEN WEAKEN ALLOWING A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY WARMER TODAY WITH CONTINUED LOW
HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST 1-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-5600 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT WIND.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST 1-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDDAY.

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FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...JAMES THORNOCK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100105.POWER.01/STO

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