FNUS76 KSTO 181155
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRISH...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
455 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MONSOONAL MOISTURE TO INITIATE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE SIERRA CREST EAST OF THE
BURN AREA. THE BURN AREA MAY EXPERIENCE SCATTERED CUMULUS
BUILDUPS OVERHEAD. AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIGH AND MID CLOUD COVER
WILL COOL TEMPERATURES WITH A SLIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
    WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT
    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
    5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT
    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JASON CLAPP
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.IRISH.01/STO

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