FNUS76 KSTO 181229
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEMENT HILL...USFS - ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
530 AM PDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY...TAKING WITH IT ANY CHANCE OF UNSETTLED
WEATHER OVER THE BURN SITE.  THEREFORE...EXPECT IMPROVING SKY
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY...WITH DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS
PREVAILING.  THIS DRIER AND WARMER TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE REGION.  THIS
WILL BE SHORT LIVED THOUGH...AS A SERIES OF STORMS TAKE AIM AT
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE IN THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST TO EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE SURFACE EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 2
                    TO 7 MPH.

FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN EBERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.CEMEN.01/STO

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