FNUS76 KSTO 041921
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER COW UNDERBURN...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1121 AM PST WED NOV 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 PST ON NOVEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH
THE WEST COAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A WEAK WAVE LIFTING
ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS WAVE WILL BRING A FEW HIGH
CLOUDS TO THE BURN AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
SUNNY SKIES OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE
5000 FEET RUNNING 4 TO 8 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. LOCALLY
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NEXT 24
TO 48 HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT INCREASING
CLOUDS ON THURSDAY...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS
PREVAILING.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH THE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING FALLING TO
                    NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-3 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 15 TO
                    25 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH.


FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...JON PAYNE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091104.UPPER.01/STO

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