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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
555 PM PDT SAT SEP 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1621 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES JUST TO THE NORTH. THIS WILL
BEGIN A COOLING TREND WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT COOLING EXPECTED TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY AS THE NEXT TROUGH DROPS SOUTH OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL TREND HIGHER MIDWEEK AS THE COOLER AIR MOVES
IN. WINDS MAY BECOME BREEZY ACROSS THE RIDGE TOPS SUNDAY WITH STRONGER
GUSTS LIKELY BY MIDWEEK.

NOTE...MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS MEASURED FROM THE BASE
       OF THE FIRE


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 83-86.             TOP 70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 10-15 PERCENT.     TOP 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 7-11 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET ABOVE BASE OF THE FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 44-47.            TOP 38-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 55-60 PERCENT.    TOP 45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    3 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.LABOR DAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 82-86.             TOP 69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 10-15 PERCENT.     TOP 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET ABOVE BASE OF THE FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100904.SHEEP.01/HNX