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Spot Forecast for China Ridge RX...USFS
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
717 PM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on April 29.
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 25-30 mph. Maximum wind
gust probabilities on Wednesday have about 15-20% of reaching 40
mph at the burn site.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....64-68.
Min humidity........40-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 14 mph,
                    with gusts to around 20 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 12 mph.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 12 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....43-47.
Max humidity........64-68 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 9 to 14 mph,
                    with gusts to around 20 mph.
                    Shifting to the northeast 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.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....65-69.
Min humidity........27-31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph.
                    Shifting to the west 5 to 10
                    mph in the afternoon, with
                    gusts to around 15 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 8 mph.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 8 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...
Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds
around 12-15 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
around 8 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 60s.

$$
Forecaster...CP
Requested by...David Reynolds
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412633.0/STO
.DELDT 04/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bradley.walker@usda.gov,patrick.green@usda.gov,david.reynolds@usda.gov