000 FNUS76 KSTO 142216 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHLAND WFU...STANISLAUS NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 300 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2005 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ... .DISCUSSION... A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ACCOMPANIED BY A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY AND RELATIVELY STRONG AND GUSTY WITH THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF THE SYSTEM...THEN STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOWERING HUMIDITIES WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD MORNING. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40. MAX HUMIDITY........81-91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER EXPOSED RIDGES TO 35 MPH...GUSTS INCREASING TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MIN HUMIDITY........37-47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH OVER EXPOSED RIDGES...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH OVER EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KJ REQUESTED BY...JERRY MCGOWAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU .TAG 20051014.HIGHL.01/STO