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SPOT FORECAST FOR BURMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1020 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURMA...USFS - SEQUOIA N. F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1013 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL RESIDE OVER THE
BURN SITE THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM TO THE
WEST. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND THURSDAY EVENING AND NIGHT
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A FEW SHOWERS MAY LINGER OVER THE BURN
SITE FRIDAY MORNING AS THE STORM EXITS INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THE
WEEKEND WILL BE DRY WITH A WARMING TREND AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO CALIFORNIA.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH AFTER
                    1400 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...OTHERWISE
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50-54
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY SATURDAY. PARTLY CLOUDY
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A SLIGHT WARMING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND THEN
COOLING A FEW DEGREES ON MONDAY. LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES
OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE ON MONDAY.

   EYE LEVEL WINDS...UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS FOLLOWED
                     BY DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 2-4 MPH EACH NIGHT DURING
                     THE WEEKEND.  WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH MONDAY.
   RIDGE WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-15 MPH THIS WEEKEND. NORTHWEST WINDS
                     INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH MONDAY.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$REQUESTED BY...KERN RIVER R  D
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED

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REQUESTED BY...KERN RIVER R. D.
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U