FNUS76 KSTO 171725
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAC UPLAND RX...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1025 AM PDT FRI SEP 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WITH COLD FRONT IMPACTING THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND. WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
CLOSER TO THE BURN AREA. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD PASS THE BURN SITE
LATE SUNDAY. PRE-FRONTAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD AND
STEADY, BUT LIGHT. POST-FRONTAL SHOWERY PRECIPITATION WILL BE
DECREASING AND MORE SCATTERED SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL STAY
SOUTHERLY UNTIL LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE SHIFTING
NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........85-88.
RH..................30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
    15 MPH AT IGNITION. THEN DECREASING 4 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........57-60.
RH..................90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    3 TO 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........81-84.
RH..................34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 11
    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15
    MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...KIPP MORRILL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100917.SACUP.01/STO

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