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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 120 PILE BURNING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
652 AM PDT TUE APR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY WITH DRY WEATHER AND A
LITTLE WARMER. NEXT PACIFIC STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WETTING PRECIPITATION LIKELY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WIND 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDDAY.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WIND TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDDAY
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST WIND 10 BECOMING WEST 10 MPH AFTER MIDDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO
                    6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.


FORECASTER...PCH
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 4
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110419.HWY12.02/STO

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