FNUS76 KSTO 091909
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...USDA STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1210 PM PDT SUN AUG 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1132 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE BURN
AREA THROUGH THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH DRY AND WARMER
CONDITIONS PREVAILING.  TEMPERATURES WILL WARMER ANOTHER 3 TO 7
DEGREES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH POOR TO MODERATE
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES DEVELOPING OVER THE RIDGES TONIGHT AND MONDAY
NIGHT.  A FEW CUMULUS BUILD UPS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT GENERALLY LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW DURING
THE DAY...AND LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW AT NIGHT.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW CUMULUS BUILD UPS OVER THE HIGHER
                    TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY IN THE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW CUMULUS BUILD UPS POSSIBLE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO LOW
90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM BARRIOS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090809.KNIGH.01/STO

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