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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE OF THE WOODS...MPRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
900 PM PST SUN MAR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER
TO THE BURN SITE MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY IN THE WAKE
OF THIS SYSTEM LATER MONDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE TUESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF
                    UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH LINGERING SNOW
                    SHOWERS. PARTIAL AFTERNOON CLEARING.

MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 65 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-22 MPH INCREASING TO 22-32 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...JOHN ABELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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