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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST PLATEAU 10...USFS-SEQUOIA N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
647 PM PST WED NOV 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE PACIFIC
WILL BRING COOLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES THROUGH
FRIDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK MAINLY NORTH OF THE BURN AREA
BRINGING BREEZIER CONDITIONS BY SATURDAY...WITH A DRIER AIRMASS
ARRIVING FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 13-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...KERN RIVER R  D
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.WESTP.01/HNX