FNUS76 KSTO 231002 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE...TUOLUMNE/CALAVERAS UNIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 302 AM PDT SAT JUL 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0243 PDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS DOMINATING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-100. MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH AROUND 0900. THEN SHIFTING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE UP TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-68. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. FORECASTER...JCLAPP REQUESTED BY...ED ALLENDORF REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110723.MIDDL.01/STO $$