FNUS76 KSTO 071236
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER CREEK FUELBREAK MACHINE PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
436 AM PST MON FEB 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER TO BURNSITE FOR MUCH OF THIS
WEEK WITH NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENTS ALONG THE WESTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL LEAD TO ENHANCED NE WINDS
ON TUESDAY. LOCAL MODERATE GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR BURNSITE ON TUESDAY AS
NE WINDS ARE FUNNELED THROUGH THE TUOLUMNE RIVER/RUSH CREEK
DRAINAGE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 2 TO 5 MPH LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 6-11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110207.SOLDI.01/STO

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