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SPOT FORECAST FOR JORDAN RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
847 PM PDT TUE JUL 6 2010

#133-10

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST
WHILE HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST SPREADS WARM AND
MOIST AIR OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
CUMULUS BUILDUPS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
FORECAST TODAY AND THURSDAY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SIERRA NEVADA. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.
WINDS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MOVING
DOWNSLOPE (WINDS FROM THE EAST) DURING THE EVENING.


.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CUMULUS BUILDUPS AND A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER HIGHER
                    ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
                    3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CUMULUS BUILDUPS AND A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER HIGHER
                    ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH.


FORECASTER...JHM
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 41
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100707.JORDA.02/STO

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