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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
730 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1745 PDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A DRIER AND
SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS OVER THE BURN SITE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS MIGRATE EASTWARD THROUGH THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE PLAINS
STATES BUILDS INTO CALIFORNIA.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 76-80          TOP 67-71
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 20 PERCENT     TOP 30 PERCENT
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 53-57          TOP 46-50
MAX HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT (BASE AND TOP)
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 76-80          TOP 67-71
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 17 PERCENT     TOP 25 PERCENT
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CLEAR. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WARMING A FEW DEGREES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 15-20 PERCENT WITH POOR RECOVERIES AT NIGHT.

EYE LEVEL WINDS...UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH EACH AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY
DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH EACH NIGHT.
RIDGE WINDS...SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090705.GROUS.01/HNX