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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
715 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1636 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
DISTRICT TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS OFF THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST. AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND ON THURSDAY...IT WILL
BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...INCREASING HUMIDITIES...AND
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE BURN SITE ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 77-79...TOP 70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 25-27 PERCENT...TOP 19-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 54-57...TOP 46-48
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 60-63 PERCENT...TOP 53-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY DURING THE
                    EARLY EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING NEAR 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 73-75...TOP 65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 28-30 PERCENT...TOP 21-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS TO 26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090804.WILDC.01/HNX