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Spot Forecast for China Ridge RX...USFS
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
827 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Cooler temperatures will continue the next couple of days with
higher humidities. Breezy mainly afternoon winds will continue
each day. The storm is still on track to move through the location
Thursday night and Friday, clearing the area Friday evening.
The storm is expected to bring around two tenths of an inch of
rain to the location but Thunderstorms in the forecast Friday
afternoon could increase that amount and provide gusty
erratic winds if they move over the location.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....56-60.
Min humidity........64-68 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with afternoon gusts
                    to 18 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 8 mph with afternoon gusts
                    to 18 mph.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
Min temperature.....42-46.
Max humidity........98-100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the
                    southeast 3 to 6 mph overnight.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 6 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....55-59.
Min humidity........60-64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph by
                    late morning with gusts to 20 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 8 mph gusts to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

$$
Forecaster...RB
Requested by...Patrick Green
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411954.0/STO
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL patrick.green@usda.gov