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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSTER...USDA /FOREST SERVICE SIERRA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1221 AM PDT FRI JUN 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER DRY UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO THE REGION FRIDAY WILL BRING
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES AT THE BURN
SITE...ALONG WITH A MODEST INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. THESE TRENDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE TROUGH LINGERS OVER THE AREA.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING WESTERLY 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-80 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-14
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.




FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...GLORIA SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100618.FOSTE.01/HNX