FNUS76 KSTO 261323
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH DISTRICT PILES...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
623 AM PDT TUE OCT 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#332-10

.DISCUSSION...
UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...BURNSITE EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE WARMER
AND DRIER THAN YESTERDAY. LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THIS MORNING
BEFORE GENERAL FLOW PATTERN BECOMES MORE WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY TODAY.
WINDS NEAR BURNSITE WILL TRANSITION AGAIN LATE TONIGHT BECOMING
EASTERLY AGAIN...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF LOCALLY BRISK WINDS FUNNELING
DOWNSLOPE THROUGH THE CANYON. PEAK WINDS COULD BE UP TO 17 MPH BETWEEN
10 PM TONIGHT TO 4 OR 5 AM WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY NEAR LOWER ELEVATIONS
OF BURNSITE. DRY WEATHER CONTINUES ON WEDNESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL
WARMING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT EASTERLY/DOWNSLOPE WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5600-5900 FT AGL
                    BY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL LATER IN THE DAY.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS POSSIBLE
                    UP TO 17 MPH OVERNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 7-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH DURING MORNING HOURS
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2100-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101026.NORTH.01/STO

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