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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH...USDA SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1127 PM PDT WED SEP 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1634 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WEST
COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP AN OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS
THE FIRE WITH CLEAR SKIES...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW
DAYTIME HUMIDITIES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTH 3-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH AFTER
                    2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...KELLY HOOTEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090923.FRENC.02/HNX