000 FNUS76 KSTO 140458 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR ACKERSON-CHERRY...STANISLAUS NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 958 PM PDT THU OCT 13 2005 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS BROUGHT THE DRY AND MILD WEATHER OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY (FRIDAY) LEADING TO BREEZIER SOUTHWEST WINDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES BY THE AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY (FRIDAY)... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH EXPOSED RIDGES. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD MORNING. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 RIDGES...46-52 DRAINAGE BOTTOMS. MAX HUMIDITY........55-65% RIDGES...ABOVE 80% DRAINAGE BOTTOMS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH RIDGES. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10-15 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS... ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH GUSTS TO 12 MPH RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DFR REQUESTED BY...JERRY MCGOWAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20051014.ACKER.01/STO