FNUS76 KSTO 170301
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMS ADMIN  PILES...U.S.F.S.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
701 PM PST TUE NOV 16 2010

#379-10

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AS A GULF
OF ALASKA STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS
WILL CAUSE NORTHERLY FLOW TO TRANSITION TO SOUTHERLY DURING THE DAY.
THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BRING MUCH COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE BEGINNING THURSDAY...AND LASTING INTO THE
WEEKEND.


.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    12 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........STEADILY RISING TO 75-80 PERCENT BY MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT EARLY...HUMIDITY RISING ABOVE
                    80 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO
                    6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 46 TO 51. VARIABLE
WINDS TO 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 29 TO 38. HIGHS 42 TO 47. SOUTH
WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...MATT PUCKETT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101117.SIMSA.02/STO

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