[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (4/20/12-7AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
04/20/2012	0700	Today's Weather Story from the the National Weather Service's Sacramento WFO forecasts that interior Northern California will experience a warming trend through this weekend, and the Reno WFO's Weather Story states that record highs might be possible. Fire Management personnel in the field should note that with the warmer temperatures, the Sacramento WFO's Weather Story advises that "Mountain snowmelt will increase under these unseasonably warm temperatures. Use caution around rivers and streams and expect cold water conditions." The NWS California-Nevada River Forecast Center has not issued any flooding impacts at this time; view their product at http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/flood_outlook.php for Regional updates or the http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/ homepage for individual forecast points.
04/20/2012	0700	From NIFC's Predictive Services - "The Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory for Eastern Area has been updated with revised coverage and text. Please see Fuels Advisories web page at the link below for the new information.http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/fuels_fire-danger/fuels_advisories.htm "
04/20/2012	0645	In memorium - On April 20, 2005, Tanker 26, an Aero Union P-3B Orion, crashed north of Chico, CA while performing proficiency training. Pilots Brian Burns, Paul Cockrell, and Tom Lynch were all killed. For more information, visit http://www.wlfalwaysremember.org/incident-lists/121-tanker-26.html

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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