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SPOT FORECAST FOR PW-5...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
750 AM PDT THU JUL 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 PDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY AND AFFECT BOTH WINDS AND TEMPERATURES.
WINDS WILL SHOW AN INCREASE TODAY AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY. FRIDAY WILL SEE THE ARRIVAL OF THE COOLER AIR
AS THE COOLING BOTTOMS-OUT. A SLOW WARMING TREND WILL BE OBSERVED
DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL SHOW LITTLE
CHANGE DURING THE PERIOD...EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT DROP DURING TROUGH
PASSAGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60 AT IGNITION...MAX 69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26-28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 900 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    5000 FEET AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-16 MPH WITH GUST TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA
$$REQUESTED BY...KELLY MARTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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