FNUS76 KSTO 090236
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
736 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1741 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE NORCAL COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND AND REMAIN CENTERED OVER NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY
EAST OF THE BURN AREA BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DRY WEATHER EXPECTED
FROM SATURDAY ON. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS BUT REMAIN SEASONABLY COOL. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND SOUTHEAST AT NIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 16 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE GOOD.

.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BY 10 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER 10 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 74 TO 79. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 7 MPH.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 52 TO 59. HIGHS 75 TO 80. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...SHELLY CROOK FBAN 2
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.POWER.02/STO

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