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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSTER UNDERBURN UNIT 19...BASS LAKE RD SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1118 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST WILL
MOVE INTO THE SOUTH CALIFORNIA COAST TUESDAY. THE TROUGH WILL BRING
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA INTO TUESDAY EVENING...WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WEDNESDAY. COOL MOIST CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EAST PACIFIC WILL
BUILD INTO CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AND START A WARMING TREND WITH
LOWER HUMIDITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 AT IGNITION...MAX 63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46-51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 8-15 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93-97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT...
                    THEN VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 0300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 58-63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090616.FOSTE.01/HNX