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SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE UNIT 11...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1144 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC WILL BRING DRY WEATHER TO THE FIRE AREA THURSDAY. AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD AND DEEPEN OVER THE
GREAT BASIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LACK THE
MOISTURE FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE FIRE BUT WILL BRING INCREASING
WIND TO THE FIRE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 8-13 MPH BY 1500 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15 MPH...INCREASING 20 MPH BY 1500 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 26-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 25-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 36-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45-48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 25-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090402.ICEUN.01/HNX