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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH...SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
334 PM PDT THU SEP 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1520 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...KEEPING AN OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE
FIRE WITH CLEAR SKIES...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW DAYTIME
HUMIDITIES. A COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGE
BREAKS DOWN AND SHIFTS INLAND.

.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT (FRIDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...NOAH CHING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090924.FRENC.01/HNX