FNUS76 KSTO 220650
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER  MACHINE PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1050 PM PST SUN NOV 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#387-10

.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 TUESDAY AS THESE COLD SYSTEMS MOVE 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 LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FEET FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101122.SOLDI.01/STO

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