FNUS76 KSTO 142238
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER UNIT 9...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
338 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1459 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES TONIGHT AND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA
TOMORROW. THIS WILL BRING WETTING RAIN/SNOW TO THE BURN AREA LATE
THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP DOWN TO THE
BURN AREA BY EARLY MORNING SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES AT RIDGETOP ARE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH SUNDAY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUES THROUGH
MONDAY. BETTER CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ARRIVE ON TUESDAY AS
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...SUPT 12
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110514.ALDER.01/STO

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