FNUS76 KSTO 271049
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
349 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0159 PDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREA UNDER STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SO VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...
LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY...POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND
GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE. THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW SHOULD
KEEP THUNDERSTORMS WELL EAST OF THE AREA TODAY...THOUGH THERE WILL
BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR A FEW STORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE CREST TO
THE EAST OF THE FIRE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS UNDER LIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AT ALL LEVELS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH AFTER 0900.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 8 MPH AFTER NOON.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO ABOVE 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTN.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT LOWEST ELEVATIONS TO AROUND 35
                    PERCENT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE 0-3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING EAST 2-5 MPH GUSTS TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5-10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
                    TO THE DISTANT EAST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTN.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

FORECASTER...DFR
REQUESTED BY...DAN BARTOK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090727.KNIGH.01/STO

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