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SPOT FORECAST FOR HELLS HOLLOW PILE BURNING...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
450 PM PDT MON APR 4 2011

#62-2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A WEAK
LOW PRESSURE TROF MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY. THIS WILL
INCREASE CLOUD COVER OVER THE BURN SITE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT ANY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL NORTH
OF THE SITE. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS
A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO BRING COLDER AND SHOWERY WEATHER TO THE AREA LATER
IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110405.HELLS.01/STO

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