FNUS76 KSTO 081514
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
814 AM PDT WED SEP 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0734 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT ON THE MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. THE
FIRE MAY HAVE SOME SPRINKLES ON IT THIS MORNING WITH A CLOUDY SKY.
GREATER CHANCES OF SHOWERS WILL OCCUR WITH GREATER INTENSITY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. FRONTAL PASSAGE
SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY S TO SW WINDS WILL
STILL DOMINATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING BUT WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AND
SHIFT TO NW THURSDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH BRIEF BREAKS MID DAY. A CHANCE OF
    SPRINKLES LATE THIS MORNING. THEN A CHANCE OF
    SHOWERS BY 1400 AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE
    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
    NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
    WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING THE
    NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 9 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5600 FT
    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100908.PINEC.01/STO

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