FNUS76 KSTO 241336
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHFORK...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
536 AM PST WED FEB 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA TODAY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
SHOWERS IN THE EARLY MORNING DECREASING IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY.
WARMER WITH INCREASING CLOUDS ON THURSDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
THURSDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM APPROACHES. RAIN ON FRIDAY...
HEAVY AT TIMES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
                                                            TEMPERATURE.........44 TO 47.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....WINDS SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 800-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                                                            TEMPERATURE.........32 TO 35.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                                                            TEMPERATURE.........51 TO 55.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2
                    TO 4 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...NOELLE JEANOR
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100224.SOUTH.01/STO

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