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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
520 PM PDT TUE AUG 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1623 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INLAND FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND BRING WARMER AND DRIER
WEATHER TO THE FIRE THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 82-84.TOP 71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 20-25 PERCENT.TOP 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 41-43. TOP 36-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 40-45 PERCENT.TOP 60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH BY
                    2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    NORTH 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 85-87. TOP 74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 16-21 PERCENT.TOP 21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 3-6 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
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