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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1134 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2304 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL RESIDE OVER THE
BURN AREA TODAY IN THE WAKE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GREAT
BASIN. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BRING LOWER HUMIDITIES AND A WARMING
TREND AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AMPLIFIES OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1830 PDT...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    4-7 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...3106
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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