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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSTER UNDERBURN UNIT 19...BASS LAKE RD SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
743 AM PDT MON JUN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE BURN SITE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WET FUELS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH MOVES INLAND. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN MODERATELY HIGH THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1400 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10
                    MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. (WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON)
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM UNTIL 2100 PDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH AFTER
                    1100 PDT. (WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY
                    OF ANY THUNDERSTORM)
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090615.FOSTE.01/HNX