FNUS76 KSTO 041648
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
948 AM PDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0908 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN THE SAME TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SOME SLIGHT COOLING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITY
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE HIGHER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OFF THE COAST THAT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
COULD BRING SHIFTING AND ERRATIC WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR THE WILDFIRE LOCATION. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WETTING STORMS
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR THE LOCATION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH
                    AFTER 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 9 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    1 TO 4 MPH AFTER 9 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH BY
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...BYRON KIMBALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.KNIGH.01/STO

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