FNUS76 KSTO 141532
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEATS...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
832 AM PDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0758 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. POOR TO MODERATE
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE SIERRA CREST
AROUND MIDDAY AND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF DRIFTING WEST TOWARDS THE WILDFIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4
                    MPH BY LATE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 5
                    MPH BY LATE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4
                    MPH BY LATE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...TGD
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BOATMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.WHEAT.01/STO

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