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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST PLATEAU 9...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1115 PM PDT SUN SEP 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY...WITH THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH MOVING
THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL BRING MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS MID WEEK. THE UPPER TROUGH
WILL MOVE EAST THURSDAY WITH A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 11 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.


.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. TEMPERATURES DOWN 9-13 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH
UP 8-12 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15-25 MPH.

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

.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 3-6 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 5-10 MPH.

FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100907.WESTP.01/HNX