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SPOT FORECAST FOR MERCED PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
726 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE BURN
AREA TODAY. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON THURSDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 85 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1200 PDT THEN
                    NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 1200 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...TRACEY GERMINO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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