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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
626 AM PDT THU OCT 28 2010

#243-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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
GENERALLY LIGHT OR EAST WINDS IN THE MORNING WITH MORE WEST 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.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT IN THE MORNING INCREASING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE MORNING 1-3 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUT 1000
                    2-5 GUSTS TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 4-7 GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING TURNING
                    TO SOUTHWEST AFTER ABOUI 1000 3-5 GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY 6-12.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING EAST AFTER SUNSET 2-5 GUSTS TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-7 GUSTS TO 13 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
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.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-45 PERCENT IN THE MORNING INCREASING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST IN THE MORNING 1-4 GUSTS TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON 2-5 GUSTS TO 11 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 4-7 GUSTS TO 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    5-10 GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHERLY 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ROBYN WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.POWER.01/STO

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