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Spot Forecast for Middle Ridge...USDA Forest Service
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1057 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on May 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure ridge that has provided the warm and very dry
conditions the past few days will gradually weaken into early
next week. This will bring cooler temperatures and higher
relative humidity to the burn location into next week, otherwise
dry weather and light winds are expected.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....77-81.
Min humidity........23-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 3 to 5 mph shifting to the west 5
                    to 7 mph after 1100.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest 4 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 4 to 8 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....49-53.
Max humidity........61-65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph in the evening
                    becoming northeast winds 3 to 5 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West around 8 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 4 to 8 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....71-75.
Min humidity........18-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 3 to 5 mph shifting to the west 5
                    to 7 mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 5 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 9 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

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Forecaster...CS
Requested by...Jessup Coakley
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413647.2/STO
.DELDT 05/17/24
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.EMAIL jessup.coakley@usda.gov