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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP - A...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
546 PM PDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1710 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
STATE SUNDAY AND BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN SITE. A MUCH
WARMER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE MONDAY AND REMAIN
IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
WESTWARD FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. RIDGE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT
TIMES SUNDAY BUT DIMINISH RATHER QUICKLY BY SUNSET. LIGHT WINDS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH. GUSTS TO 7 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 22 MPH POSSIBLE
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH
                    BY 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO ABOUT 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-8 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100821.SHEEP.02/HNX