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SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE UNIT 11...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1153 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION... AN UPPER TROUGH WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN
AND OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE DRY BUT
BRING GUSTY WINDS OVER THE RIDGES DURING THE MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND MILD TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND FOR MUCH OF THURSDAY. BEFORE A STRONGER TROUGH REACHES
NORTH CALIFORNIA LATE THURSDAY PROVIDING EVEN WINDIER CONDITIONS
THROUGH FRIDAY.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 12-16 MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING
                    7-10 MPH BY 1500 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 7-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH BY 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 10-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THEN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH...IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10-19 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH...IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 15-20 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090401.ICEUN.01/HNX