FNUS76 KSTO 200151
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEATS...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
651 PM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE
COAST TODAY (MONDAY)...AND WILL MOVE INLAND ON TUESDAY. DRY
AND STABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FIRE SITE FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ALTHOUGH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON MONDAY
ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS...WITH INCREASING SURFACE AND RIDGE
TOP WINDS ON TUESDAY.

THE FIRE SITE IS TECHNICALLY JUST TO THE SOUTH (OR JUST OUT) OF THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH AREA FOR TUESDAY. PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE
POTENTIAL FOR INCLUSION INTO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND/OR POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNING DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST UP TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS
                    THAN 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO
                    13 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...BRENT KAISER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.WHEAT.01/STO

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