SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHT...STANISLAUS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
103 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1019 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN OFF THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
COAST THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TONIGHT
AND ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS ON
TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........39 TO 55 PERCENT WETTEST NEAR RIVER
                    DRAINAGE AREAS.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    1 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER 9
PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 6
MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8
MPH BY THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO
16 MPH.


FORECASTER...RB
REQUESTED BY...BYRON KIMBALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE