FNUS76 KSTO 191624
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPLEY MTN OHV PARK...SHASTA CO.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
824 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

#09-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 PST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL
HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS. WIDESPREAD HEAVY
PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING IS FORECAST TO TAPER OFF TO OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS DECREASING BEHIND FRONTAL
SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THE
AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN STORM SYSTEMS. WEDNESDAY'S STORM SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY LATE MORNING WITH ANOTHER ROUND
OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN...TAPERING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    3 PM OR 4 PM. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    30 TO 40 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER 2 OR 3 PM.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50
                    MPH...DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER 2 OR
                    3 PM.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3000 TO
                    3500 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    15 TO 25 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 15
                    TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    15 TO 25 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH INCREASING TO 30 WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    40 TO 50 MPH AFTER 9 AM OR 10 AM.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...A  BERTAIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100119.COPLE.02/STO

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