FNUS76 KSTO 290306
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
806 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1925 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA IS WEAKENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND ON
WEDNESDAY. DRAINAGE WINDS WILL BE VERY LIGHT OVERNIGHT AND DURING
THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING UP SLOPE/UP VALLEY AFTER 10 AM.
A THERMAL INVERSION IS SETTING UP OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL KEEP THE
CANYONS COOLER WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDIY RECOVERIES.
THE INVERSION SHOULD DISSIPATE BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 7 MPH AFTER 10 AM.



FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...BYRON KIMBALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.KNIGH.02/STO

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