FNUS76 KSTO 151318
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEATS...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
618 AM PDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0015 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORCAL IS BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE GREAT BASIN. MONSOONAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTHWARD
OVER THE FIRE SITE. THIS MOISTURE HAS IMPROVED HUMIDITIES AND
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE UNLESS SHOWERS DEVELOP DIRECTLY
OVER FIRE SITE...THEN BETTER RECOVERIES EXPECTED. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED NEAR AND/OR UPSLOPE
OF THE FIRE SITE TODAY AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND
DIURNALLY DRIVEN. SHOWER ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON FRIDAY WITH
HUMIDITIES IMPROVING AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST/DOWNSLOPE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST/UPSLOPE 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST UP
                    TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JBB
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.WHEAT.01/STO

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