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Spot Forecast for Cedar Ridge Prescribed Burn...USFS
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
952 PM PDT Sun May 19 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 20.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Dry and clear conditions over the next week. Poor overnight recoveries
on Monday and Tuesday, with humidities trending higher starting Thursday,
and moderate recoveries returning. Winds on Tuesday morning are easterly
8 to 12 mph, shifting to westerly in the afternoon. Wednesday and beyond,
winds consistently northwest to west between 5 to 12 mph in the daytime,
with gusts in the afternoon up to 20 mph. Lighter northeast winds in the
evenings. Temperatures cool slightly late in the week/weekend.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....65-71.
Min humidity........32-37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest to west winds 5 to 12 mph,
gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest to west around 12 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to 5200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest to west around 12 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....47-52.
Max humidity........44-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts up to 20
mph, shifting to the northeast overnight.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 12 mph, shifting to northeast
overnight.
Mixing height.......Lowering to near ground level.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 12 mph, shifting to northeast
overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....69-73.
Min humidity........22-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the west 7
                    to 11 mph in the afternoon with gusts up to 18
mph in the late afternoon/evening.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 11 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to 5100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 11 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds
around 8 to 12 mph with gusts up to 18 mph, shifting to northeast
winds around 5 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. West
winds around 7 to 12 mph with gusts up to 18 mph, shifting to
northeast winds around 5 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds around 7 to 12 mph with gusts up to 18 mph,
shifting to northeast winds around 5 mph in the evening.

$$
Forecaster...SP
Requested by...Dan Guse
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2414700.0/STO
.DELDT 05/20/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL daniel.guse2@usda.gov