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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUCCESS...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
802 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST
ACROSS CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY RESULTING IN A CONTINUED
COOLING TREND WITH SLIGHT RISES IN HUMIDITIES. A SLOW WARMING
TREND WILL BE OBSERVED DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS THE TROUGH
MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. THE UPPER FLOW WILL TURN OFFSHORE
NEXT WEEK WHICH MAY ALLOW FOR SOME UPPER LEVEL TROPICAL MOISTURE
TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WHILE A HOT AND DRY AIRMASS
PREVAILS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 AT IGNITION...MAX 88-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER 1000 PDT...THEN NORTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...FIRE CAPT  JIM BRYANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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