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SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE UNIT 11...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1015 PM PDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY BRINGING
BANDS OF HIGH CLOUDS TO THE FIRE AREA...BUT OTHERWISE HAVE LITTLE
IMPACT WITH WINDS REMAINING LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. A STRONGER
SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING
INCREASED MOISTURE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56 AT IGNITION...MAX 61-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH.


.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 82-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.ICEUN.01/HNX