FNUS76 KSTO 211227
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH DISTRICT PILES...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
527 AM PDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#321

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY. THE BURN AREA MAY RECEIVE A FEW SPRINKLES LATE
IN THE DAY BUT WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTABLE PRECIPITATION UNTIL
FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE WEATHER FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

THIS FIRST WEATHER SYSTEM IS THE WEAKEST. WINDS WILL GET A BIT
STRONGER THROUGH TODAY AS AND AFTER THEY SHIFT TO A SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION BUT THE GUSTIER WINDS WILL COME LATER ON FRIDAY AND
THEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5700 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 14 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 33 TO 38. HIGHS 43 TO 48.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 39 TO 44. HIGHS 46 TO 51. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. LOWS 33 TO 38. HIGHS 42 TO 47. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...KJ
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.NORTH.01/STO

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