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SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 178 ROADSIDE PILES...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1136 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....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.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNVALLEY 1-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING NORTHEAST 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.HWY17.01/HNX