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SPOT FORECAST FOR RACCOON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
404 PM PDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
OVER THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND MAINLY FROM THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH. BECAUSE OF NATURE OF LIGHT
WINDS...THE DIRECTION MAY OCCASIONALLY SWITCH TO NORTH-NORTHEAST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36-40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH-NORTHWEST 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 2800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 1-3 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 36-40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST 1-4 MPH...INCREASING TO 3-7
                    MPH AFTER 1600 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...BEAN

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REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.RACCO.01/HNX