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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST...USDA SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
831 PM PDT THU AUG 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1748 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL KEEP A HOT AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. A SLIGHT COOLING TREND ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER TROUGH DEVELOPS
OVER THE EPAC AND MOVES INLAND LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....75 AT REQUEST...MIN 55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 26-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-8 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...KELLY HOOTEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090827.WEST_.01/HNX