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SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE PILE BURN...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
902 PM PST WED FEB 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL OCCUR TODAY
AS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVES INTO
CALIFORNIA. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE BURN AREA.
A SECOND SYSTEM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL WET WEATHER FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK FROM THE WET WEATHER
SUNDAY BEFORE A THIRD SYSTEM ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING
                    WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 AT IGNITION...MAX 41-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL
                    LOWERING TO NEAR 5000 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 94-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL
                    AROUND 5500 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 37-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 67-72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 23 MPH.

.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY. MOSTLY
CLOUDY SUNDAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SNOW
LEVEL AROUND 5000 FEET SATURDAY...LOWERING TO NEAR 4000 FEET MONDAY.
LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH SATURDAY.
            SOUTHWEST TO WEST AROUND 10 MPH SUNDAY...INCREASING
            TO 10-20 MPH MONDAY.
   RIDGES...NORTHEAST TO EAST AROUND 10 MPH SATURDAY.
            SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-15 MPH SUNDAY...INCREASING TO
            15-25 MPH MONDAY.

FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...ADAM SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090205.ICEPI.01/HNX