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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER CREEK C C  PILES...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1136 PM PDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY OVER THE MOUNTAINS
THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN BEHIND THE TROUGH
WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST TO EAST. A FEW LOW CLOUDS MAY
PILE UP ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES THURSDAY.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 AT IGNITION...MAX 53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH DECREASING TO 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64-74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-6 MPH
                    BY 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH
                    BY 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090326.ALDER.01/HNX