FNUS76 KSTO 041134
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND BAR FLAT...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
434 AM PDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE STILL BUILDING OVER THE AREA RESULTING IN WARMING
TEMPS AND LOWERING HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST
RIDGETOPS WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHTER SOUTHWEST
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THURSDAY MIN HUMIDITY WILL BE UP SLIGHTLY
FROM TODAY DUE TO MORE ONSHORE FLOW UP THE WEST SLOPE OF THE
SIERRA. WIND AT BURN AREA SHOULD BE MORE ENHANCED WITH A SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST RIDGETOP WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT AT IGNITION, THEN CLIMB SLIGHTLY AS
    WINDS SHIFT UP WEST SLOPE OF SIERRA.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL
    IGNITION. THEN SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH
    AFTER 1100.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT
    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
    4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
    NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7500 FT
    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.SANDB.01/STO

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