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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH STRIP...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
618 PM PST TUE FEB 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WITH ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS IN CONTROL. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BRING COOLER WEATHER ALONG WITH PERIODS OF RAIN
TO THE BURN AREA THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3-6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 MPH...BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86-94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3-6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7-11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090204.SOUTH.01/HNX