FNUS76 KSTO 191807
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1100 AM PDT THU AUG 19 2010

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.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 6-12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL AROUND 9 PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH. GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


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