FNUS76 KSTO 171556
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUINTETTE PILES...USFS - ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
856 AM PDT SUN OCT 17 2010

#303-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING TODAY AND PASSING WELL
SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN COOL
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALSO
BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE AREA AND POSSIBLY
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEST SLOPE SIERRA NEVADA TODAY.
THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF LINGERING SHOWERS ON MONDAY. DRIER
AND SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........NUMEROUS LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. POSSIBLE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM
                    .10 TO .50 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AROUND
                    MIDNIGHT...HUMIDITIES RISING ABOVE 75 PERCENT
                    FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 3 MPH...THEN BACKING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST THEN EAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY EVENING
                    THEN EAST 6 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LIGHT
                    SHOWER IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH POSSIBLE GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING. WINDS MAY BE
                    VARIABLE OR WEST AT TIMES LESS THAN 5 MPH FOR
                    AN HOUR OR TWO LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 15 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 72 TO 77. EAST WINDS 3 TO
6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 52 TO 57. HIGHS 70 TO 75. SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 54. HIGHS 68 TO 73. SOUTH WINDS 2 TO
6 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101017.QUINT.01/STO

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