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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER CREEK C C  PILES...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1113 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL WEAKEN
WEDNESDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME INCREASE IN
WINDS ALONG WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY. HOWEVER NO RAIN IS EXPECTED. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES
ON WEDNESDAY WILL COOL SEVERAL DEGREES THURSDAY.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 AT IGNITION...MAX 61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH BY 1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 12-16 MPH BY 1200 PDT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR IN THE EVENING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 7-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.ALDER.01/HNX