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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER SPRINGS -SLAPJACK...US FOREST SERVICE MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1147 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER
DISTURBANCE. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE
MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOW
INITIALLY...BELOW THE BURN SITE AND THEN RISING ABOVE IT BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WILL ARRIVE
WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM THURSDAY. WET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
WEEKEND AS A SYSTEM OF STORMS MOVES IN FROM THE PACIFIC.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.


FORECASTER...DVC
REQUESTED BY...MIKE STEELE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120118.ALDER.01/STO

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