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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1014 AM PDT THU AUG 19 2010

ISSUED FOR SACRAMENTO NWS BY HANFORD NWS

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BRIEFLY OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY FOR
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG
THE COAST AND MOVES INLAND OVER THE WEEKEND. GUSTY WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND WILL DECREASE
AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AS HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPHWITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...LEAH PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100819.SPRIN.01/STO