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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH DISTRICT PILES...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
551 AM PDT THU OCT 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FRONT ALONG THE
PACIFIC COAST WILL LIKELY NOT HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THIS BURN AREA
TODAY REMAINING WEST OF THIS LOCATION. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INLAND OVER THE WEEKEND AND MAY BRING SOME RAIN TO THIS AREA BY
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR FRIDAY NIGHT. AREA RAWS ARE SHOWING GENERAL
SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE MORNING WITH MORE SOUTHWEST WIND IN THE AFTERNOON.
THIS IS CAUSING HUMIDITY MINIMUMS TO OCCUR IN THE MORNING WITH HIGHER
RH LATER IN THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT EARLY THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING
                    AFTER ABOUT 1000.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 1-3 GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING TURNING TO WEST
                    AFTER ABOUT 1000 TO 2-5 MPH OCCASSIONAL GUSTS TO
                    11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 4-7 GUSTS TO 16 MPH TURNING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER ABOUT 1000 3-5 GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY 6-12.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING EAST 1-3 GUSTS TO 8 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-7 GUSTS TO 16 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT IN THE MORNING HOURS INCREASING IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST IN THE MORNING 1-3 GUSTS TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON 2-5 GUSTS TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 4-7 GUSTS TO 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    5-10 GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...STEVE BARAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.NORTH.01/STO

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