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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
945 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1515 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.....62-65 AT 5600 FT   47-50 AT 9000 FT
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5-12 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-12 MPH DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39 AT 5600 FT   24-27 AT 9000 FT
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67 AT 5600 FT   49-52 AT 9000 FT
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 MPH DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...KELLY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090929.WILDC.01/HNX