FNUS76 KSTO 182239
FWSSTO

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1455 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE SITE...AND IS MOVING
TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE FIRE SITE. DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTAIN LITTLE RAINFALL THIS
EVENING. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST IS
SPREADING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA...AND THIS IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH LATE.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING EAST
                    UP TO 5 MPH LATE TONIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    WEST 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000 TO 10,000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...DAMON CARSON-HULL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.RIM__.02/STO

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