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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH ELEVATION  PILE  PIUTES...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
959 PM PST WED DEC 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 PST ON DECEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP MILD AND DRY
CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS THE DISTRICT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE
FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
LATE SUNDAY...BEGINNING A WET WEATHER PATTERN FOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING,,,BECOMING WEST 8 MPH
                    AFTER 1200 PST.

3-5 DAY EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH UP 2-4
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-14 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 6-16 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 3-9 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 7-17
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6-14 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 10-21 MPH.

.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN LIKELY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 2-4
DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 11-23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-16 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 8-21 MPH.



FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091203.HIGHE.01/HNX