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SPOT FORECAST FOR POST...KERN COUNTY IC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
229 PM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1318 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...A DRAMATIC COOLING TREND WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES NEARBY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO
INCREASE A BIT. ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE
THROUGH SUNDAY...FURTHER LOWERING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING
HUMIDITY. CLOUDINESS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY OVER THE WILDFIRE
AND THERE COULD EVEN BE A FEW SPRINKLES...ALTHOUGH NO MEASURABLE
RAIN IS EXPECTED. THE BIGGER STORY WILL BE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND INCREASING AGAIN ON SUNDAY.
A DRAMATIC WARMING TREND WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN
MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS REBUILDING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
USA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH AT TIMES.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    AT TIMES.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 18 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 5-15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 13 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH.


.EXTENDED FORECAST DAYS 4 THROUGH 6...

.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 5-12 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 4-8 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE 5-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTH 8-12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-5 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BROTHERTON
$$REQUESTED BY...FBAN BRENDAN RIPLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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