FNUS76 KSTO 181546
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIM...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
846 AM PDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0805 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER THAN YESTERDAY AND MORE INSTABILITY
AS THE LOW OFF THE COAST HAS DRIFTED A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH. THIS
WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
WITH AN INCREASED THREAT MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER MONDAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN ABUNDANT
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS BRINGING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4
                    TO 8 MPH AROUND 10 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 6 TO 12 MPH AROUND 10 AM. LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 5000 FT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST 4 TO 9 MPH
                    AROUND 9 PM.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 11 PM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND 9 PM.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO A CHANCE BY EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 9 MPH AROUND 10 AM.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 8 TO 16 MPH AROUND 10 AM. LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 28 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING WEST 8 TO 16 MPH AROUND 10 AM.


FORECASTER...HSO
REQUESTED BY...DAMON CARSON-HULL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.RIM__.01/STO

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