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SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD STATION PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
734 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD STATION PILE BURN...U.S.FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
701 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010

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FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY AND
INCREASE CLOUD COVER OVER THE BURN SITE. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
OVER THE BURN SITE...UP TO .10 INCH OF LIQUID PRECIP OR AN INCH
OR LESS OF SNOW. A BIT STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND LATE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW AND A
LITTLE HEAVER PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF A COUPLE OF TENTHS OF AN
INCH OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION...OR A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW
THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW MAINLY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 44.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500 TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...DALE NEWBY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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REQUESTED BY...DALE NEWBY
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U