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SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH MTN RX...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
756 PM PDT TUE JUN 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON JUNE 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER
OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A MINOR WARMING TREND. A
WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL
BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS...A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES...AND
A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 3-7 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST 2-5 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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