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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST PLATEAU 10...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
630 PM PST SUN NOV 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL KEEP
THE AIR-MASS OVER THE BURN SITE DRY AS THE FLOW ALOFT REMAINS OFFSHORE.
THE UPPER RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND AND STRENGTHEN...RESULTING
IN DRY WEATHER...LIGHT WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
BRING SLIGHT COOLING AND MINOR HUMIDITY INCREASES BY THE END OF THE
WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64 AT IGNITION...MAX 70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 10-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 1-3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH AFTER 1300 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 3000 FEET
                    AGL LATER IN THE DAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH UNTIL 2000 PST...BECOMING LIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPING WINDS 0-2 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 200 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WINDS 0-2 MPH...BECOMING NORTH
                    TO NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH AFTER 1300 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANCE ON WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES
DOWN 1-3 DEGREES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE ON
WEDNESDAY AND UP 1-3 PERCENT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091102.WESTP.01/HNX