FNUS76 KSTO 311803
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1103 AM PDT FRI JUL 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0948 PDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST CONTINUES TO
EDGE COASTWARD BRINGING A CONTINUED SLOW COOLING TREND WITH INCREASING
HUMIDITY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST THIS
EVENING AND SHOULD NOT IMPACT THE FIRE AREA. SHOULD SEE A LITTLE BETTER
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT THEN LITTLE CHANGE ON SATURDAY WITH HUMIDITY
REMAINING IN THE MODERATE RANGE. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE RIDGES THROUGH SATURDAY WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN NORMAL
UPCANYON WINDS IN THE CANYON. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO REMAIN WELL EAST
OF THE FIRE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 LOWEST ELEVATIONS TO 66 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT LOWEST ELEVATIONS TO AROUND 52
                    PERCENT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OR RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON TO 3 MPH AFTER
                    ABOUT 2100.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 8 GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST TO EAST 1-4 GUSTS TO 9 MPH AFTER ABOUT
                    2100.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5000 FEET IN THE EARLY EVENING DROPPING TO
                    BELOW 500 FEET AFTER ABOUT 2100.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 24 PERCENT
                    LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH AFTER ABOUT
                    0900 WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 8 AFTER ABOUT
                    0900 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CLIMBING TO AROUND 6000 TO 8000 FEET IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

FORECASTER...SMTIH
REQUESTED BY...BYRON KIMBALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090731.KNIGH.01/STO

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