FNUS76 KSTO 051141
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD STATION BURN...LASSEN NF, HAT CREEK RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
440 AM PDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...COLD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY...AS ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
AS A RESULT...THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT THE BURN
SITE THROUGH THIS EVENING.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN GRADUALLY BUILD
OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE WORK WEEK.  DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH AT
LEAST THURSDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NORMAL RANGE ON
WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...JOE MILLIGAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.OLDST.01/STO

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