FNUS76 KSTO 171456
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
756 AM PDT FRI SEP 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0706 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MIN RH VALUES INTO SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR EARLY TO MID
MORNING BEFORE INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH THE MORE
MOIST SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY EVENING, BUT RAIN MAY START IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER ENOUGH TO GENERATE SOME RAIN/SNOW
MIXTURE SUNDAY EVENING OVER SURROUNDING PEAKS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT BEFORE 0900.
    24-28 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT
    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
    GRADUALLY LOWERING TO 20-25 PERCENT BY SUNRISE.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT BEFORE 0900.
    30-35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-6000
    FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100917.PINEC.01/STO

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