FNUS76 KSTO 121300
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER PILE BURN...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
500 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#004-10

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT IMPACTS THE BURN AREA TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN
AND GUSTY WINDS. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL NOT CHANGE FROM A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND
BECOME MORE SHOWERY...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN LIQUID AS
OPPOSED TO SNOW. ANOTHER FRONT IMPACTS THE BURN AREA ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47 BY 0700 THEN LOWERING TO 40-42 BY LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT BY 0700 THEN INCREASING TO 80-100
                    BY LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING THEN DECREASING.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...JOAN MCNAMARA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100112.POWER.01/STO

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