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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
500 AM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012
...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER 
ELEVATIONS TODAY AND SATURDAY...
.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WILL BRING ABOVE 
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY LOW HUMIDITY AGAIN TODAY. 
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN BRINGING MONSOON MOISTURE NORTHWARD 
INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING A THREAT OF 
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ANY 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTAIN AT LEAST SOME RAINFALL. THE 
MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 
SATURDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE COAST IS FORECAST TO PUSH INTO 
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING A MORE STABLE 
SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION PUSHING MONSOON MOISTURE EASTWARD 
OUT OF THE AREA AND ENDING THE MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS. DRY AND 
STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. 

CAZ221-180015-
STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-
500 AM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER..............MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY 
                         CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
                         THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MAX TEMPERATURE..........90-98 LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT 77-87 
                         HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 
   24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE. 
MIN HUMIDITY.............17-24 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE. 
20-FOOT WINDS............ 
    VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
    RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
LAL......................1 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON. 
CWR......................10 PERCENT. 
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER..............MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
                         THUNDERSTORMS. 
MIN TEMPERATURE..........64-69 LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT 53-63 
                         HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 
   24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE. 
MAX HUMIDITY.............46-57 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT 
                         56-71 PERCENT HIGH ELEVATIONS. 
   24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE. 
20-FOOT WINDS............ 
    VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DRAINAGE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
    RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
LAL......................3 DECREASING TO 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
CWR......................10 PERCENT. 
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER..............MOSTLY CLOUDY. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...A 
                         SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
                         THUNDERSTORMS. 
MAX TEMPERATURE..........87-95 LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT 73-83 
                         HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 
MIN HUMIDITY.............17-32 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS............ 
    VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
    RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 
                         UP TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
LAL......................2 INCREASING TO 3 LATE IN THE MORNING. 
CWR......................10 PERCENT. 
$$
.EXTENDED... 
...SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL RANGE
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 55 TO 64. SOUTHWEST WINDS
4 TO 9 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 83 TO 93. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 54 TO 64. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 7 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 82 TO 92. VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 51 TO 61. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 7 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 78 TO 88. VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 51 TO 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 7 MPH. 
...NORTHERN SIERRA AND LASSEN PARK
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS 53 TO 63.
SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 85 TO 93. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 52 TO 62. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
7 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 85 TO 93. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 51 TO 61. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
7 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 81 TO 88. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 59. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
8 MPH. 
...SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 62 TO 68. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
8 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 90 TO 96. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 61 TO 67. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
7 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 91 TO 97. VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 60 TO 66. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
6 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 87 TO 93. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 58 TO 64. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
7 MPH. 
...CENTRAL VALLEY AND DELTA
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 58 TO 65. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 16 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 93 TO 98. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
16 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 58 TO 64. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 16 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 94 TO 99. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 58 TO 64. SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 91 TO 96. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 56 TO 62. SOUTHWEST WINDS
4 TO 9 MPH. 
$$