FNUS76 KSTO 231343
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER UNIT 30-1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
643 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

.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 IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 16 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING
                    TO WEST 16 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 23 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 65 TO 70.
WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 41 TO 48. HIGHS 67 TO 73. NORTH WINDS 4 TO
9 MPH.


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

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