FNUS76 KSTO 310323
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
740 PM PDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1926 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ONLY SLIGHT CHANGES IN STORE FRIDAY AS FIRE AREA REMAINS UNDER UPPER
LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. MAY SEE JUST A SLIGHT COOLING AS UPPER
LOW OFF THE CENTRAL COAST EDGES EASTWARD. ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
SHOULD REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE AREA WITH FIRE LIKELY REMAINING OUT
OF DOWNDRAFT INFLUENCE. WIND CHANGES FROM DOWNCANYON TO UPCANYON AND
INVERSION BREAKS STILL EXPECTED AROUND 0900.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69 HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 64 LOWEST
                    ELEVATIONS.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO AROUND 60
                    PERCENT LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON AFTER ABOUT 2100
                    TO 1 TO 3 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 89 LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 21 PERCENT
                    LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....TURNING AFTER ABOUT 0900 TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    1-3 GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AFTER ABOUT 0900 TO 4
                    TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO AROUND 6000 TO 8000 FEET
                    ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BYRON KIMBALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.KNIGH.02/STO

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