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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOTGUN...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
650 PM PDT THU JUL 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1819 PDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO BATTLE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL KEEP A DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FRIDAY. THEN MID AND HIGH
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE A BIT SATURDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT
THREAT OF THUNDER. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 2200 PDT...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TEMPERATURES WARMING 2-4 DEGREES SUNDAY...
                    THEN 1-2 DEGREES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY....LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES ON SUNDAY WITH A
                    SLIGHT DROP IN HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON MONDAY
                    AND TUESDAY.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORMAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090709.SHOTG.01/HNX