FNUS76 KSTO 241507 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR PINECREST FIRE...STANISLAUS NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 807 AM PDT FRI SEP 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0730 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DAYTIME RH IN THE TEENS THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH LOWEST VALUES MID MORNING BEFORE INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT POOR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WIND PATTERN WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72. MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT LATE MORNING INCREASING BY 1100. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING BACK TO SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53. MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT EVENING DECREASING BY 2100. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT LATE MORNING INCREASING BY 1100. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING BACK TO SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 MPH. FORECASTER...JCLAPP REQUESTED BY...SUMMIT FUM LEAD REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100924.PINEC.01/STO $$