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Spot Forecast for China Ridge RX...USFS
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1028 PM PDT Sat Apr 27 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on April 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather will continue through at least Friday at the burn
site. Winds will be upslope/downslope, favoring a northerly
direction for more exposed peaks. No abnormally strong winds are
in the forecast, with the strongest winds expected to be Wednesday
with gusts at the Smith RAWS site to be 20-25 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....62-66.
Min humidity........48-52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 13 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....42-46.
Max humidity........85-89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    north 5 to 6 mph overnight.
 Ridgetop...........North around 7 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 7 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....63-67.
Min humidity........42-46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west 8
                    to 13 mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...
Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds
around 8 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds
around 10-12 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$
Forecaster...CP
Requested by...David Reynolds
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412602.0/STO
.DELDT 04/28/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL patrick.green@usda.gov,bradley.walker@usda.gov,david.reynolds@usda.gov