FNUS76 KSTO 291952 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIPMONK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1252 PM PDT FRI MAY 29 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. #78-09 ...AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE... DISCUSSION... AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL KEEP A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT EXCEPT GUSTY NEAR ANY STORMS. A SLOW COOLING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. REMAINDER OF TODAY WEATHER............INCREASING CLOUDS WITH SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AFTER 2 PM. TEMPERATURE........MAX 78-82 HUMIDITY...........MIN 25-30% WIND...20-FT.......UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH RIDGETOP WIND......SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH CWR................50% LAL................1 INCREASING TO 3 AFTER 2 PM. FOR TONIGHT WEATHER............SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE UNTIL SUNSET...THEN CLEARING. TEMPERATURE........MIN 55-60 HUMIDITY...........MAX AROUND 70% WIND...20-FT.......DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH RIDGETOP WIND......EAST 5-10 MPH CWR................50% LAL................3 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER SUNSET. OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW WEATHER............SUNNY THEN INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM. TEMPERATURE........MAX 77-81 HUMIDITY...........MIN 26-31% WIND...20-FT.......UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH RIDGETOP WIND......EAST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND MIDDAY. CWR................50% LAL................1 INCREASING TO 3 AFTER 2 PM. FORECASTER...PCH $$ REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WYLIE REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE