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SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA FUELBREAK...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
751 PM PST WED FEB 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 ACROSS THE BURN AREA THURSDAY.
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. RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION...MAX 46-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 6-9 MPH. GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 89-94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 41-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6-9 MPH. GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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