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FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANDALL UNDERBURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
341 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRANSITION OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY BRINGING
MUCH COOLER TEMPEATURES...RAIN SHOWERS...AND BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW SHOWERS AFTER TEMPERATURES AND SNOW
LEVELS DROP IN THE EVENING. LIGHT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO
BEGIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST FALLING THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500-3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 9 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...DRP
REQUESTED BY...SHAUN CRAIG
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121108.CRAND.01/STO

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