FNUS76 KSTO 231339
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER UNIT 30-1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
637 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#322 - CORRECTED TO ALDER UNIT 30-1 (RESEND OF 550 AM ISSUANCE)

.DISCUSSION...
WET AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE
NEXT WORK WEEK.  WETTING RAINS WILL FALL OVER THE BURN AREA AT
IGNITION TIME AND THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY WITH HEAVIER RAINS FALLING
ON SUNDAY.  WINDS WILL ALSO BE STRONGER AND GUSTIER AS THE WEEKEND
PROGRESSES.  THERE WILL BE SOME BREAKS IN THE WEATHER BUT NOT ENOUGH
TO ALLOW FUELS TO DRY.  SNOW LEVELS WILL BE WELL ABOVE THE BURN
AREA.  THE LOWEST SNOW LEVELS WILL COME ON MONDAY MORNING WHEN THEY
DROP TO NEAR 6200 FEET.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 15 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 21 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    40 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 26 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 26 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. LOWS 41 TO 46. HIGHS 55 TO 60.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 39 TO 44. HIGHS 55 TO 63. NORTHEAST WINDS
4 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HOBBS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101023.ALDER.01/STO

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