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SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE...SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATL PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1146 PM PDT TUE SEP 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1613 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WILL
KEEP AN OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEK.
THIS WILL MAINTAIN CLEAR SKIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER
THE FIRE AREA ALONG WITH LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    3 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...DAVE ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090922.HORSE.01/HNX