FNUS76 KSTO 151552
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY LAKE PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
752 AM PST MON NOV 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY WITH JUST SOME HIGH CIRRUS VISIBLE. AN OFFSHORE GRADIENT
WITH EASTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON WESTERLY WINDS. THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE IS
SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING BY WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM
SOUTHWEST. NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION COULD BEGIN THURSDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE
WEEK AS THE JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    3 TO 6 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101115.CHERR.01/STO

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