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SPOT FORECAST FOR FERAL PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
910 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE BURN AREA
ON FRIDAY AND THEN OVER THE WEEKEND HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD
IN FROM THE NORTH. A CHANGE TO DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS WITH A SLOW WARMING AND DRYING TREND. NO EXTREMES OF
WIND ARE EXPECTED HOWEVER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH AT IGNITION INCREASING TO
                    7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH UNTIL 2000 PST THEN VARIABLE UNDER
                    3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900 THEN NORTHWEST 3-7
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090306.FERAL.01/HNX