FNUS76 KSTO 091444
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DISTRICT-WIDE PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
644 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.

#367

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR MOST OF THE DAY WILL BRING SLIGHTLY WARMER
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND DRIER HUMIDITIES. THE NEXT STORM WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN IS LIKELY OVER THE BURN
AREA WHICH WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT.
SNOW LEVEL WILL BEGIN NEAR 6000 FEET THEN LOWER TO NEAR 5000 FEET
BY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY WITH THE ARRIVAL
OF THE STORM THEN DECREASE BUT REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.VETERANS DAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 27 TO 32. HIGHS 50 TO 55. EAST WINDS 9 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 28 TO 33. HIGHS 55 TO 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO
6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 58 TO 63. NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO
8 MPH.


FORECASTER...KJ
REQUESTED BY...AMY REID
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.DISTR.01/STO

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