FNUS76 KHNX 190532
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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSTER UNDERBURN UNIT 19...BASS LAKE RD SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1032 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC. A COOLING TREND
WILL OCCUR THIS WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD
ACROSS THE STATE.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 AT IGNITION...MAX 80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    2-4 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 11,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090619.FOSTE.01/HNX