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Sacramento Valley and Western Foothills
Sierra Foothills
Dispatch Area Discussion...
354 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING MILD
TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GREAT BASIN AND THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA BRINGING NORTH TO
EAST WINDS OVER THE AREA ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES IN THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA. A
COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL SPLIT AND MOVE THROUGH THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY NORTH
TO EAST WINDS LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
Forecast Issuance time: 730 AM PDT WED NOV 25 2009
TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 8
MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0.
TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0.
THANKSGIVING DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-50 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE
80 IN THE MORNING. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS 55 TO 65. SOUTH WINDS 10
TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. LOWS 35 TO 45.
HIGHS 55 TO 65. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 55 TO 65. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH.
Forecast Issuance time: 730 AM PDT WED NOV 25 2009
TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN DECREASING IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0.
TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-65 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
TO 25 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0.
THANKSGIVING DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-55 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
28 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS IN
THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 TO 50 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 55 TO 65. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.
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