FNUS76 KSTO 212048 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 148 PM PDT SAT APR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN EARLY NEXT WEEK...LEADING TO A GRADUAL COOLING TREND. INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH A PASSING UPPER LEVEL WAVE MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED SHOWERS OR WET THUNDERSTORMS FORMING MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY AND BRING WETTING RAINS. .PLANNING FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS... MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOWS 57 TO 62. HIGHS 73 TO 78. NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 67 TO 72. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 63 TO 68. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...TGD REQUESTED BY...BEN NEWBURN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.GREEN.01/STO $$