FNUS76 KSTO 061130
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND BAR FLAT...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
430 AM PDT FRI MAY 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAINLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY WITH SOME SOUTHWEST
ENHANCEMENT OVER UPPER SLOPES DUE TO UPCANYON FLOW IN THE
AFTERNOONS. MIN RH WILL BE AROUND 1200 TO 1300, JUST BEFORE SOUTHWESTERLY
UPSLOPE FLOW DOMINATES ACROSS SIERRA. NEXT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
IS SUNDAY WITH POTENT GULF OF ALASKA STORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT
    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...JCLAPP
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110506.SANDB.01/STO

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