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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI/SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
535 PM PDT THU SEP 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1628 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD OVER THE REGION AND BRING WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER THROUGH
SATURDAY. OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...POOR NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FOR SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY...EXPECT A COOLING TREND DUE TO AN APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL
TROUGH WITH WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY AND INCREASING IN SPEEDS.

MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS MEASURED FROM BASE OF FIRE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 83-87.           TOP 78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 27-32 PERCENT.   TOP 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 AFTER 0800 PDT...THEN WEST
                    4-7 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 AGL FROM BASE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 45-49.           TOP 39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 65-70 PERCENT.   TOP 45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT...
                    THEN VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 3000 FEET AGL FROM BASE...BELOW TOP
                    OF FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 81-85.           TOP 75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 27-32 PERCENT.   TOP 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 AFTER 0800 PDT...THEN WEST
                    4-7 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL FROM BASE...NEAR THE TOP
                    OF THE FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100902.SHEEP.01/HNX