FNUS76 KSTO 151500
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER  MACHINE PILES...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST MON NOV 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY WITH JUST SOME HIGH CIRRUS VISIBLE. AN OFFSHORE GRADIENT
WITH EASTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON WESTERLY WINDS. THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE IS
SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING BY WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM
SOUTHWEST. NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION COULD BEGIN THURSDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE
WEEK AS THE JET STREAM MOVES OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........67-70.
RH..................41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WINDS EAST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AT IGNITION SHIFTING
    TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH BY 1100 PST.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING WEAKENING
    TO 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
    4 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........42-46.
RH..................89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
    EVENING BECOMING EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST 6 TO
    10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST 6 TO
    10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME HIGH CIRRUS.
TEMPERATURE.........65-69.
RH..................38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO
                    8 MPH BY 1000...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3
    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2800-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE
    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101115.SOLDI.01/STO

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