FNUS76 KSTO 220336
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAT CREEK PILES...USFS LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
736 PM PST SUN NOV 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS A COUPLE
OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS DROP THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. BREEZY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MID DAY TUESDAY WITH A SWITCH TO MORE NORTHERLY WINDS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE SECOND TROUGH MOVES THROUGH. A DRYING TREND IS IN STORE
FOR MID TO LATE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-12 GUSTS TO TO 18 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10-15 GUSTS TO 24 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......GENERALLY REMAINING BELOW 2000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. AREAS OF
                    BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 GUSTS TO 26 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 GUSTS TO 20 MPH TURNING TO
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 GUSTS TO 26 MPH
                    TURNING TO NORTHWEST 6-12 GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...HAT CREEK RD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101122.HATCR.01/STO

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