FNUS76 KSTO 160234
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSHALL MINE PILES...USFS, ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
634 PM PST MON NOV 15 2010

#377-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BROUGHT WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN
AREA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA IS FORECAST TO BRING MUCH COOLER AND
WETTER WEATHER TO THE BURN AREA BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT...LOWERING TO 30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH 6 TO
                    10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING EAST.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT...RISING SLIGHTLY DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 TO 2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST UP TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 47 TO 52. HIGHS 60 TO 65. SOUTHEAST WINDS
4 TO 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 51 TO
56. SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 43 TO 48. SOUTHEAST WINDS
4 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...AMY REID
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101116.MARSH.01/STO

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