FNUS76 KSTO 280328
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CREEK LELAND...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
828 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNUSUALLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING
BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...AND A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN SITE. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...DECREASING THE
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AT THE BURN SITE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH.
CWR.................INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WETTING RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH DECREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...
                    TAPERING TO JUST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWERING TO 78-84 PERCENT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
                    OR EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO
                    SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING ONLY TO 1000 TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110628.COWCR.01/STO

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