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SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1148 PM PDT MON JUL 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2304 PDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL RESIDE ALONG THE WEST
COAST FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK WHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
ANCHORS ITSELF OVER THE 4 CORNERS AREA. A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
WILL BRING IN DRIER AIR AND A MORE STABLE AIRMASS INTO THE REGION
TODAY...CAUSING SLIGHTLY LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A
LOWER RISK FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ON WEDNESDAY...A NORTHWARD
INFLUX OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN AS THE 4 CORNERS RIDGE
TRIES TO BUILD WESTWARD. THIS WILL BRING A RENEWED THREAT OF
MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY...AND POSSIBLY
CONTINUING INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. THE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
THREAT FOR WEDNESDAY INCLUDES THE BULL WILDFIRE SITE...AND
ESPECIALLY THE NEARBY HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN TULARE AND KERN
COUNTIES. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND STRONG...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 6 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNCANYON WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 10,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....INCREASING BY AFTERNOON TO SOUTH 20-25 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNCANYON 3-8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20-25 MPH EARLY BECOMING NORTH 4 MPH LATE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 95-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNCANYON WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....INCREASING BY AFTERNOON TO SOUTH 20-25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    DURING THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNCANYON 3-8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH EARLY THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.


FORECASTER...BROTHERTON
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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