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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
725 PM PDT FRI JUL 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1858 PDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH SATURDAY AND PRODUCE A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY
AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. DURING
THIS TIME...A DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE
DISTRICT ACCOMPANIED BY LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....80-83 AT REQUEST...MIN 62-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 38-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPING
                    1-3 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 6000 FEET AGL AT REQUEST...LOWERING TO
                    900 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...BATTALION CHIEF BILL SEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090710.SAND_.01/HNX