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FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI/SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
543 PM PDT MON AUG 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1652 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING LIGHT WINDS...WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO THE FIRE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH
POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. A NORTHWARD INFLUX OF TROPICAL
MOISTURE ALOFT LATER THIS WEEK MAY PRODUCE A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FIRE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...SLIGHTLY HIGHER
HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDWEEK WHILE TEMPERATURES TREND
SLIGHTLY LOWER.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE  86-90.   TOP 75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH BY 1300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BY
                    2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE  88-92.   TOP 77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY 1300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 7 MPH.

FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100823.SHEEP.03/HNX