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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
916 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1841 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A DRY OFFSHORE FLOW TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST
COAST SATURDAY AND BRING THE RETURN OF MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
AN ONSHORE FLOW THIS WEEKEND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1830 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 3 MPH OR LESS BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...3106
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090930.POWER.01/HNX