FNUS76 KSTO 021809
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER COW UNDERBURN...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1009 AM PST MON NOV 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 PST ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA WITH
TERRAIN DRIVEN LOCAL WINDS AND SOUTHWEST TO WEST RIDGETOP WINDS.
MIN HUMIDITY LESS THAN 20 PERCENT THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL ONLY RECOVER THROUGH EARLY IN THE EVENING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
NIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
PRECIPITATION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS THE TROUGH MOVES
ONTO THE WEST COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT THIS MORNING BEFORE INCREASING IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN
     THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN DECREASING
    AFTER SUNSET.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING EAST LATE IN
    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING EAST LATE IN
    THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE
    INCREASING AFTER 0900.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JMC
REQUESTED BY...JON PAYNE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091102.UPPER.01/STO

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