FNUS76 KSTO 221636
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
936 AM PDT SUN AUG 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0915 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING TO THE EAST TODAY. WINDS
WILL SHIFT FROM UPSLOPE TODAY TO EASTERLY OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE REGION. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR
THE LOCATION THIS COMING WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE EAST BY LATE EVENING
                    AT 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 9 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100822.PINEC.02/STO

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