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SPOT FORECAST FOR TULE LIGHTING COMPLEX...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1245 AM PDT SUN MAY 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2357 PDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER TO THE
              BURN SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT
              WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED EARLY NEXT WEEK AND BRING AN
              INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO THE REGION BY
              WEDNESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE CALIFORNIA
              COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. (SOME HIGH CLOUDS)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2200 PDT THEN VARIABLE
                    2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH UNTIL 2200 PDT...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 3 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$REQUESTED BY...DAVE SHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090530.TULEL.01/HNX