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SPOT FORECAST FOR NUTMEG UNIT 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
220 PM PDT THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1315 PDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL REMAIN LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY OVER THE
RIDGES TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN.
BY FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL NUDGE EASTWARD
THROUGH SATURDAY FOR CONTINUED DRY WEATHER AND WARMING TEMPERATURES.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 13-17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH UNTIL 2100 PDT...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    4-7 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT...BECOMING DOWNSLOPING WINDS
                    1-3 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 9-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...CHARLOTTE JORDAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090326.NUTME.01/HNX