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SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE UNIT 11...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1048 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY FOR
DRY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. UPSLOPE NORTH FLOW WILL PROVIDE
SOME CLOUD COVER OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK
UPPER LOW WILL CROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY BRINGING INCREASING HIGH
CLOUDS TO THE DISTRICT...BUT OTHERWISE HAVE LITTLE IMPACT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-40 AT IGNITION...MAX 53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.ICEUN.01/HNX