FNUS76 KSTO 141145
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER TIMBER SALE...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
445 AM PDT THU APR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE JET STREAM OVER THE CA/OR BORDER IS GENERATING MID AND HIGH
CLOUDINESS OVER MUCH OF THE MNF FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NO
THREAT OF PRECIP TODAY, BUT EXPECT SHOWERS TOTALING LESS THAN 0.2
OF AN INCH FRIDAY AS A WAVE MOVES THROUGH. LIGHT RAIN MAY LINGER
INTO SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO ABOVE 6000 FT FRIDAY AND
HIGHER ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-40 AT IGNITION
     50-53 AFTERNOON MAX.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
       35-40 PERCENT AFTERNOON MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
    BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR
    SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT NEAR
                    SUNRISE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...DONALD LEE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110414.ALDER.01/STO

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