FNUS76 KHNX 240445
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
845 PM PST TUE FEB 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO
THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN ON THURSDAY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER THEN
ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN ON FRIDAY.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 AT IGNITION...MAX 47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    25-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 48-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING. WIND DECREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...DEAN HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100224.PMCWE.01/HNX