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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST PLATEAU 9...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
847 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING OVER THE BURN AREA
WILL BRING COOLER AND LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. LITTLE
CHANGE IS EXPECTED SATURDAY THEN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-45 AT IGNITION...MAX 50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 13-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 13-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091106.WESTP.01/HNX