FNUS76 KHNX 040457
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BURMA...USFS - SEQUOIA N. F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
857 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL TREK SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE
AND BRING RAIN TO THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY. RESIDUAL SHOWERS ARE LIKELY
AS THIS STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DRY
WEATHER AND LOWER HUMIDITIES WILL RETURN TO THE BURN SITE THURSDAY AS
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE REGION. ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST MAY BRING PRECIPITATION BACK INTO THE
BURN AREA FRIDAY.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS...MAINLY DURING
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 3 MPH OR LESS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. HUMIDITIES INCREASING SLIGHTLY FRIDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE
THEREAFTER. LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
PERIOD.
EYE LEVEL WINDS...WEST 2-5 MPH THROUGH THE PERIOD.
RIDGE WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 8-15 MPH.



FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$REQUESTED BY...KERN RIVER R  D
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090304.BURMA.01/HNX