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SPOT FORECAST FOR PMC WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1032 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 PST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE WARMER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS. LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN IN THE FIRE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGER ONSHORE WINDS
WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER TROUGH DROPS
OVER NORTH CALIFORNIA. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN THE FIRE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 MPH BY 2200 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY 1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...DEAN HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100311.PMCWE.01/HNX