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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
351 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1320 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRAMATIC COOLING TREND WILL OCCUR OVER THE FIRE AS
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ONSHORE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO
INCREASE. A STRONGER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON
SUNDAY...FURTHER LOWERING TEMPERATURES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER
                    THE CREST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...THEN UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    OVER THE CREST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 3-5 MPH...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
                    DECREASING TO 3-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...THEN UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 MPH.

FORECASTER...MENDENHALL
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.SHEEP.01/HNX