FNUS76 KSTO 170348
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON TRAP PILES...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
748 PM PST TUE NOV 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
APPROACHING STORM WILL CAUSE SOUTHWESTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
ACROSS THE BURNSITE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WIND SPEEDS
PICKING UP ON THURSDAY JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN
GENERALLY SOUTHERLY AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA
EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WETTING RAINS LIKELY DURING THE ONSET
OF THE STORM AS SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER THAN THE BURNSITE ON
FRIDAY...AROUND 5000-6000 FT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY GETTING DOWN TO 3000-4000 FEET WHICH WOULD BRING SNOW
OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX OF SHOWERS TO THE BURNSITE OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6-9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 17 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12-18 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20-25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
COOLER. A CHANCE OF RAIN. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS
48 TO 53. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 32 TO 37. HIGHS 39 TO 44. SOUTH
WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 37 TO 42.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...AMY REID
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101117.IRONT.01/STO

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