FNUS56 KSTO 232303
 FWFSTO
 
 FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO
 300 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY WITH DRY 
 AND MILD WEATHER.  SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND 
 THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA BRINGING NORTH TO EAST WINDS OVER THE 
 AREA ESPECIALLY IN NORTH TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES IN THE 
 WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA.  A COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL 
 MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO 
 FRIDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW ALONG WITH SOUTHERLY 
 WINDS. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BRINGING 
 DRY WEATHER LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 

 CAZ220-267-242130-
 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-
 300 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-43. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........52-75 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 16 
                          TO 26 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 19 
                          TO 29 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .TUESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-65. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........27-44 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE          
                          MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7    
                          MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING 
                          BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .TUESDAY NIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-46. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........68-88 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 57-77 
                     PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 
                          TO 21 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP  
                          TO 30 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-68. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........24-42 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE          
                          MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6    
                          MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING 
                          BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.