FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO 730 AM PDT WED NOV 25 2009
NOTE: THIS IS A RETRANSMISSION OF YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON FORECAST... IT IS NOT AN UPDATE. THE FORECAST IS ISSUED ONCE DAILY BY 330 PM IN THE LOWSEASON.
.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.
CAZ218-252145- CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- 730 AM PDT WED NOV 25 2009
.TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-69. MIN HUMIDITY........38-52 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-42. MAX HUMIDITY........75-95 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
.THANKSGIVING DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........41-61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
FNUS56 KSTO 251530 FWFSTO FWFSTO
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO 730 AM PDT WED NOV 25 2009
NOTE: THIS IS A RETRANSMISSION OF YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON FORECAST... IT IS NOT AN UPDATE. THE FORECAST IS ISSUED ONCE DAILY BY 330 PM IN THE LOWSEASON.
.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.
CAZ220-267-252145- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- 730 AM PDT WED NOV 25 2009
.TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-67. MIN HUMIDITY........25-45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-47. MAX HUMIDITY........63-83 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
.THANKSGIVING DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-67. MIN HUMIDITY........24-44 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
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