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SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE...SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATL PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
949 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1537 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE CALIFORNIA
COAST SUNDAY THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE BURN AREA MONDAY MORNING.
SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA
LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS MONDAY. A
MUCH COOLER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY MONDAY. DRY WEATHER
WITH A DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT OF SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...DAVE ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090912.HORSE.01/HNX