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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOTGUN...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
750 PM PDT THU JUL 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1805 PDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BURN AREA WILL SEE A MORE STABLE AIRMASS TODAY AND
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A REDUCED THREAT OF STORM
ACTIVITY. HOWEVER AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
INTERIOR WEST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO
THE DISTRICT THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TO SEASONABLE
LEVELS BY MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 0700 PDT TEMP 45-47...MAX 75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 0700 PDT HUMIDITY 74-76...MIN 19-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 400 FEET AGL AT 0700 PDT...RISING TO 6000
                    FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WINDS AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    2-4 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.EXTENDED....SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
CLEAR. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES COOLING
1-3 DEGREES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH ON SUNDAY...WINDS DECREASING
            TO NORMAL DIURNAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH ON MONDAY
            AND TUESDAY.
   RIDGES...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH ON SUNDAY...RIDGE WINDS DECREASING
            TO 5 TO 10 MPH ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...PAUL GIBBS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090702.SHOTG.01/HNX