FNUS76 KSTO 030025
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON TRAP...ELDORADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
525 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA AND BRING MUCH COLDER WEATHER...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY EVENING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
WILL BE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO FRIDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 3 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25
                    MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    40 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY LATE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 15
                    MPH BY LATE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...TERESA RIESENHUBER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111103.IRONT.01/STO

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