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SPOT FORECAST FOR PW-5...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
435 PM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1550 PDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN SITE
THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES.
A SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT MAY BRING MONSOONAL MOISTURE INTO THE
DISTRICT LATER THIS WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE
FOUR CORNERS AREA. AS A RESULT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....74 AT IGNITION...MIN 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 45-47 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...
                    DECREASING TO 1-3 MPH AND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-10 MPH UNTIL 2200 PDT...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    4-8 MPH AFTERWARD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 5000 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...LOWERING TO 700
                    FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH...BECOMING EAST 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH BY
                    NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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