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SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
848 PM PDT WED JUL 22 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE FIRE...SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATL PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
842 PM PDT WED JUL 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1558 PDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MID LEVEL MOISTURE CIRCULATING AROUND AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL PROVIDE AN
UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE VICINITY OF
THE FIRE TODAY AND FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH A SLIGHTLY DRIER SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE FIRE THIS WEEKEND...A
THUNDERSTORM STILL CANNOT BE RULED OUT EACH AFTERNOON.



.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND A 40
                    PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    BY 1400 PDT. (WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 MPH BY
                    1400 PDT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........40 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM UNTIL
                    2000 PDT...OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH. (WINDS GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF EARLY EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF AN
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. (WINDS GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE

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REQUESTED BY...DAVE ALLEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE