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Spot Forecast for IOWA FIRE...NEVADA/YUBA/PLACER UNIT
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1200 AM PDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2300 PDT on July 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Dry and seasonably hot weather the next few days with hotter weather
returning by the end of the week. Similar diurnal wind pattern expected
through at least Thursday with generally light east wind at night and
breezy southwest gusts (10-15 mph) in the afternoons to early evenings.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....60-65 mid slope to ridge, 53-57 along N Fk American
                    River.
Max humidity........Around 65 percent mid-slope to ridge, 80-85 percent
                    along N Fk American River.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Drainage 0-3 mph.
 Ridgetop...........East 2-4 mph.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 5 mph.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....94-97.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Becoming upslope/upcanyon 2-5 mph after 1000 PDT,
                    gusts 7-10 mph noon-1800 PDT.
 Ridgetop...........Variable 0-3 mph becoming southwest 4-7 mph after
                    1000 PDT. Gusts 10-15 mph noon-1800 PDT.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph becoming southwest 5-10 after
                    1000 PDT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....62-66.
Max humidity........40-45 percent, except 70-75 percent along N Fk
                    American River.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Becoming drainage 0-3 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Becoming east 2-6 mph.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5-10 mph shifting to the east in the
                    evening.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....93-97.
Min humidity........15-19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Becoming upslope/upcanyon 2-4 mph after 1000 PDT,
                    gusts 6-9 mph noon-1800 PDT.
 Ridgetop...........Variable 0-3 mph becoming southwest 3-6 mph after
                    1000 PDT. Gusts 8-13 mph noon-1800 PDT.
Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5-10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    around 10 mph late in the morning.
LAL.................1.

$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...JARRETT GRASSL
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2418240.0/STO
.DELDT 07/16/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL chris.africa@fire.ca.gov