FNUS76 KSTO 121520
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
820 AM PDT SUN SEP 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0745 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH DRY WEATHER AND SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES THROUGH MID-WEEK. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN INFLUENCED, BUT
WITH MORE OF THE GENERAL WIND COMPONENT FACTORED IN DUE TO
ELEVATION AND EXPOSED NATURE OF THE FIRE AREA. LITTLE CHANGE
EXPECTED IN TEMP, RH, AND WIND NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH GUSTS TO 14 MPH AROUND 1000.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
    TO 16 MPH AROUND 1000.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT
    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH WITH
    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH GUSTS TO 14 MPH AROUND 1000.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH
    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
    TO 18 MPH AROUND 1000.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
    15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100912.PINEC.01/STO

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