FNUS76 KSTO 181550
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER TIMBER SALE...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
850 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS SHIFTED EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE BURN SITE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A DRIER DAY IS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY...BUT ANOTHER SYSTEM
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WED AND THU AND BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST/DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING EAST 1 TO 3
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS
47 TO 52. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 52 TO 57.
WEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 55 TO 60. LIGHT WINDS.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...DONALD LEE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110418.ALDER.01/STO

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