FNUS76 KSTO 011211
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH DISTRICT PILES...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
511 AM PDT MON NOV 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE BUILDING OVERHEAD WITH A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AND THEN SLIGHTLY COOLING AND MOISTENING LATE IN THE
WEEK. WINDS ARE GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. NO RAIN THIS WEEK...NEXT
POTENTIAL IS SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........60-65.
RH..................36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST AT 1 TO 4 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN
    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10
    MPH BY 1000 BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN BECOMING
    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY
    1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT
    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........44-50.
RH..................75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65-70.
RH..................28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 MPH
    AROUND 1000. THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 6
    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT
    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
    1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101101.NORTH.01/STO

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