FNUS76 KSTO 071512
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
812 AM PDT TUE SEP 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0726 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BEGINNING TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE AREA.
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALREADY INCREASING THIS MORNING OVER FIRE AND
SHOULD STRENGTHEN IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG
WEDNESDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO THE COAST. THE GOOD NEWS
IS THAT RH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS MAY IMPACT THE FIRE WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO
                    11 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 18 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100907.PINEC.01/STO

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