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SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
524 PM PST SUN FEB 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN SITE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ON FRIDAY. DRY PERIODS ARE
EXPECTED IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTH 6-12 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (MONDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH AFTER 2100 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH AFTER 1200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...JOHN ABELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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