FNUS76 KSTO 121354
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIVERSITY FALLS PILE BURN...USFS - ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
554 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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.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.....42-44 BY 0800 THEN LITTLE CHANGE THROUGHOUT DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT BY 0800 THEN INCREASING TO 80-100
                    BY 1000 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING THEN LOWERING
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 20 TO
                    30 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1400-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 20 TO 30
                    MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE REGION. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 55 TO 65. EAST WINDS 9 TO
12 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY...
COOLER. CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 45 TO
55. SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100112.UNIVE.01/STO

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