FNUS76 KSTO 261616
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
830 AM PDT THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0817 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING TROUGH
TODAY ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. A LITTLE MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY NEAR THE SIERRA CREST AND EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE FIRE.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL MORE FRIDAY AS THE TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE
AREA.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
                    THE SIERRA CREST AND EAST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL AROUND NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE CREST IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AROUND 9
                    PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12  MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND 9 PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 12 TO 22 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL AROUND NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...GREG COX
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.PINEC.01/STO

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