FNUS76 KHNX 200225
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SPOT FORECAST FOR HUME LAKE PILE BP - CHERRY FLAT MACHINE PILES...USFS-SQF-HLRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
725 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGHER PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE DISTRICT WILL
WEAKEN AS A MAJOR TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FOR THE
WEEKEND.  THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW OVER
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND MOST OF THE DISTRICT LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY. MUCH COLDER WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER
HIGHER HUMIDITIES BY SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EAST LATE SUNDAY WITH A CLEARING TREND AND WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61-66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 91-96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 7-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 15-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...MIKE PASILLAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.HUMEL.01/HNX