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.  
 

 CAZ221-269-242130-
 STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-
 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE
 SIERRA CREST-
 300 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-40. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........51-71 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 42-62 
                     PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 
                          25 TO 35 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 
                          UP TO 45 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .TUESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-63 LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 45-55 HIGHER 
                     ELEVATIONS. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........16-29 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO     
                          THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE            
                          AFTERNOON. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL      
                          GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .TUESDAY NIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-41 LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 26-36 HIGHER 
                     ELEVATIONS. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........51-71 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP  
                          TO 30 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 
                          TO 38 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-66 LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 47-57 HIGHER 
                     ELEVATIONS. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........16-28 PERCENT. 
 20-FOOT WINDS....... 
     VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 13 
                          TO 23 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING 
                          UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. 
     RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....EAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH IN THE MORNING 
                          BECOMING VARIABLE 4 TO 8 MPH. 
 CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.