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SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1027 PM PST THU FEB 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BRING
INCREASING CLOUDS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FRIDAY WITH RAIN ARRIVING
FRIDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING SATURDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO
4500-5000 FEET SATURDAY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 AT IGNITION...MAX 54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO 8-16 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO NEAR 5500.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 9-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
                    SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO NEAR 4500-5000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 34-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 78-88 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST 6-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15-25 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...DEAN HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100226.PMCWE.01/HNX