000 FNUS76 KSTO 141915 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY MEADOW 1...STANISLAUS NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1215 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2005 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A SURFACE FRONT. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH UP TO 40 MPH OVER EXPOSED RIDGES THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER TOMORROW BEHIND THE FRONT. THE WINDS WILL TURN NORTHERLY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 2 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HS REQUESTED BY...JON PAYNE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20051014.DRYME.01/STO