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SPOT FORECAST FOR VINCENT...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1115 PM PDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD IN OVER
THE AREA AND BRING A FEW DEGREES WARMING BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
ALONG WITH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY. SCATTERED CLOUDS ARE A POSSIBILITY
BOTH DAYS AS A WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL APPROACH THE COAST ON FRIDAY AND BRING INCREASING CLOUDS AND A
CHANCE OF RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION...MAX 53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 1-2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...TOMAS GONZALES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090429.VINCE.01/HNX