FNUS76 KSTO 230650
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARNOLD OCC...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1050 PM PST MON NOV 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#389-10

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE BURN
AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW. THE COLD AIRMASS
WILL MEAN THAT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE FALLING AS
SNOW. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE.
SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH PRECIPITATION
ENDING QUICKLY IN THE EVENING HOURS. BEHIND THE FRONTAL
SYSTEM...COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WITH A TRANSITION TO
NORTHERLY WINDS FOR BREEZY COLD CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-7 GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 4-9 GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................NEAR 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. A
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....TURNING TO NORTHEAST 3-5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........TURNING TO NORTHEAST 3-6 GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MBOONE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101123.ARNOL.01/STO

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