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SPOT FORECAST FOR MPRD RX BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1115 PM PDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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 NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPIS THURSDAY
WHICH COULD WORK INTO THE BURN AREA FOR A SHORT TIME THURSDAY.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW CLOUDS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING...OTHERWISE
                     SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 AT IGNITION...MAX 51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                     POSSIBLE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST BECOMING NORTH 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 31-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH EARLY SHIFTING TO EAST
                    2-7 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST 15-20 MPH BEFORE
                     MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST AND DECREASING TO
                      5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-7 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST 15-20 MPH DECREASING TO LESS
                     THAN 8 MPH LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO NORTHEAST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090326.MPRDR.01/HNX