FNUS76 KSTO 190334
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
734 PM PST THU NOV 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#385-10

.DISCUSSION...
STORM SYSTEM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD
RAIN OVER THE BURN SITE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS
EVENING. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHWARD THIS WEEKEND BRINGING
COLDER AIR...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO THE
BURN SITE.


.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47...NEAR 50 AT 3000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...RISING TO
                    75-80 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 5 MPH EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SEVERAL INCHES ACCUMULATION.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH OVER UPPER SLOPES.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OVER A FOOT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEARLY STEADY TEMPERATURES FROM 28-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...ROBYN WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101119.POWER.01/STO

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