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SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE...SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATL PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1008 PM PDT TUE SEP 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1552 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WITH A MINOR DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH POOR RECOVERY EACH NIGHT. A WEAK OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES AVERAGING
SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY. COOLER WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER HUMIDITIES SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 29-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 63-69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 400 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...DAVE ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090908.HORSE.01/HNX