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SPOT FORECAST FOR MPRD ADMIN PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
508 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 PST ON JANUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHEAST ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE BURN
AREA TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN...TURNING TO SHOWERS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 6000-6200 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 40-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL
                    LOWERING TO NEAR 5500 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 2-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING EAST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH AFTER 0900 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BEAN

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REQUESTED BY...SHELLEY ALLEN
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