FNUS76 KHNX 182252
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NUTMEG UNIT 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
352 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 INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS TO THE DISTRICT...BUT OTHERWISE
HAVE LITTLE IMPACT. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA
OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING INCREASED MOISTURE AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES TO THE DISTRICT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS
THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN
MONDAY.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78-83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT...THEN
                    BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2300
                    PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...CHARLOTTE JORDAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.NUTME.01/HNX