FNUS76 KHNX 090530
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE UNIT 14 PILES...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
930 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH THE BURN SITE ON
THURSDAY...BUT WILL BE WARMER WITH HIGHER SNOW LEVELS. YET
ANOTHER PACIFIC SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FOR THE WEEKEND WITH
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW SATURDAY THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....14-16 AT IGNITION...MAX 26-28.
MIN HUMIDITY........87-89 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 77-79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 1500 FEET
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-13.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2-4 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPING 1-3 MPH AFTER 2200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 200 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
                    SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LITTLE CHANGE IN BOTH TEMPERATURES
AND MINIMUM RH.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091209.ICEUN.01/HNX