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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE CREEK PILES...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
458 AM PDT FRI MAY 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE
WESTERN STATES WHILE A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC EDGES
CLOSER TO THE WEST COAST BY MONDAY. THE UPPER FLOW PATTERN WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT FAVORING A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.
THIS WILL KEEP A POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE FIRE TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...TARO PUSINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090529.CRANE.01/HNX