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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
502 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1618 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE WEEK. A WARMING TREND HAS BEGUN WITH
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MIDWEEK. SOME COOLING IS
ANTICIPATED BY LATER IN THE WEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN DIURNALLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH UNTIL 1000 PDT THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH UNTIL 1000 PDT THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20100816.SHEEP.01/HNX