FNUS76 KSTO 190338
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEATS...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
838 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AS UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC APPROACHES THE COAST. DRY
AND STABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FIRE SITE FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
MONDAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS.


.TODAY (SUNDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS EAST
                    OF THE FIRE SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST UP TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BY AND AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 18 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120818.WHEAT.01/STO

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