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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH ELEVATION  PILE  PIUTES...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
757 PM PST THU DEC 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON DECEMBER 04.
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 NEXT WEEK.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-17 AT IGNITION...MAX 43-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE//UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...
                    THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 12-16.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE LATE
                    EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3-8 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY MORNING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 39-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 8-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 15-25 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 34 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 3-9 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 8-18
PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-19 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 6-21 MPH.

.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN LIKELY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 2-4
DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 10-20 PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-11 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 9-24 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH
DOWN 1-3 PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-14 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHEAST 3-18 MPH.

FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SCOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091204.HIGHE.01/HNX