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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1136 AM PDT MON OCT 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1045 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER
CALIFORNIA TODAY...BEFORE CUTTING OFF OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT.  AS A RESULT...THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA...WITH WETTING RAINS POSSIBLE.  THERE IS
ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THESE RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN OVER TO SNOW
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AS SNOW LEVELS FALL TO AROUND 8000 FEET.
DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND THIS WEEKEND.

***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AND EAST 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AND
                    EAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101004.PINEC.01/STO

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