FNUS76 KSTO 111230
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND BAR FLAT...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
530 AM PDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE DRY...BRINGING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE
BURN SITE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR TOMORROW WITH LIGHTER
WINDS OVERNIGHT. A STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH A
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST / DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST / DOWNSLOPE
                    2 TO 4 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST / DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.SANDB.01/STO

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