FNUS56  KSTO 242312
 FWFSTO
 
 FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO
 310 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 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.  
 
 
 CAZ266-252145-
 NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS
 OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS-
 310 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-48. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........30-55 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL 
 GUSTS                          UP TO 30 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL 
 GUSTS                          UP TO 50 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 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. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
 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. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .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. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 
 

 
 ...SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS
 .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.