FNUS76 KSTO 161620
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND BAR FLAT...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
920 AM PDT SAT MAY 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

#058-09

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE REGION CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN
INTO MONDAY. EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING TREND
WITH WELL ABOVE AVERAGE HEAT AND HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE LOW
TEENS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO BE
POSSIBLE THE AFTERNOONS OF MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS EAST OF THE BURN AREA. HOWEVER...CUMULUS BUILDUPS MAY
BE SEEN OVER THE BURN AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER SLOPE...84-88
    UPPER SLOPE...79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER SLOPE...10-14 PERCENT AROUND 1500.
    UPPER SLOPE...18-22 PERCENT AROUND 1200.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
    3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH WEST 4 TO 7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9000
    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH
    AFTER 1000.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER SLOPE...55-59.
    UPPER SLOPE...62-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER SLOPE...55-65 PERCENT.
    UPPER SLOPE...40-50 PERCENT THEN LOWERING AFTER
    MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 8
    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH
    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER SLOPE...86-90
    UPPER SLOPE...81-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER SLOPE...12-16 PERCENT AROUND 1500.
    UPPER SLOPE...20-25 PERCENT AROUND 1200.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
    3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH WEST 4 TO 7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000-11000
    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH
    AFTER 1000.


FORECASTER...JASON CLAPP
REQUESTED BY...JON PAYNE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.SANDB.01/STO

$$