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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOTGUN...USFS - SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
713 PM PDT SAT JUL 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1738 PDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL RESIDE OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH AT LEAST MID-WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER
1-2 DEGREES EACH DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
HUMIDITIES. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS.


.TODAY (SUNDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 11-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-14 MPH.

.OUTLOOK TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMDITIES
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN WARMING SLIGHTLY THURSDAY. LITTLE CHANGE
IN SLOPE AND VALLEY WINDS. RIDGE WINDS WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASING TO 7-13 MPH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DIMINISHING THURSDAY.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...PAUL GIBBS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090704.SHOTG.01/HNX