FNUS76 KSTO 201311
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSHALL MINE CREEPY...USFS, ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
611 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES EAST OF THE AREA TODAY BUT HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS THE DOMINANT FEATURE FOR ANOTHER DAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL
BE SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT HUMIDITIES AND WINDS HAVE LITTLE CHANGE
FROM YESTERDAY.  THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES
INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY AND THE FORECAST AREA HAS A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION BY LATE IN THE DAY.  CLOUDY SKIES
AND A CHANCE OF RAIN IS THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE
NEXT WEEK WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN COMING ON SATURDAY THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.  WIND GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 7 MPH.  WIND GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 6 MPH.  WIND GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.  WIND GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  WIND GUSTS 10 TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.  WIND GUSTS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 55 TO
60. SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 43 TO 48. HIGHS 55 TO
60. EAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 47 TO 52. HIGHS 56 TO 61.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS 54 TO
59.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 54 TO 59. HIGHS 57 TO 62.


FORECASTER...KJ
REQUESTED BY...AMY REID
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.MARSH.01/STO

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