FNUS76 KSTO 170238
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDFINGERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
738 PM PDT SAT OCT 16 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDFINGERS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
735 PM PDT SAT OCT 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING IN JUST OFF
THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST ON SUNDAY. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS THE MORNING HOURS WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN
SHOWERS OR EVEN THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE AREA WILL ALSO
SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. THE SHOWER THREAT
WILL DECREASE ON MONDAY AS THE UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTHWARD OFF THE
SOCAL COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNCANYON WINDS 1-5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 2-5 GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5-8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNCANYON 1-6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 2-4 GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNCANYON WINDS 1-5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    MOSTLY UPCANYON IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 2-4 GUSTS TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000-8000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ROBYN WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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