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SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA FUELBREAK...BASS LAKE RD SNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1139 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE BURN SITE INTO THE WEEKEND. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN...AS THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERS ONLY TO
AROUND 5000 FEET. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6-9 MPH. GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 7-14 MPH. GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6-9 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 7-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO EAST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090206.PONDE.01/HNX