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SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE UNIT 11...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
748 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN AREA
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON THEN RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY DUSK.
SNOW WILL BE HEAVY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY OVER RIDGES BUT VARIABLE
IN SPEED AT THE BURN SITE. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN ON MONDAY AS THE
STORM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE UNDER 3 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING
                    WEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 1600 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO WEST
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 1500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN TURNING TO SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 30-35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW IN THE MORNING...TURNING TO SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 31.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 6-15 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12-22 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 30-35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090321.ICEUN.01/HNX