FNUS76 KSTO 091435
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY LAKE PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
635 AM PST TUE NOV 9 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY LAKE PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
631 AM PST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#366-10

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT
BRINGING A THREAT OF RAIN TO THE BURN AREA. BEFORE THIS
SYSTEM MOVES IN, HOWEVER, THIS AREA WILL ACTUALLY SEE SOME WARMING
AND DRYING TODAY. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST AHEAD OF THE FRONT
TODAY WITH OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT WITH MORE NORTHERLY WINDS
ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5-10 GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO AROUND 2500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 2-6 GUSTS TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING NORTHERLY 5-10 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY LATE MORNING AND
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHERLY 10-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U