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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSTER UNDERBURN UNIT 19...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1136 AM PDT SUN JUN 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED
ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
EXITS EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN. WHILE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...AS ANOTHER TROUGH
DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. DESPITE SOME WARMING
TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500-6000FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10-12 MPH.


FORECASTER...BROTHERTON
$$REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090614.FOSTE.01/HNX