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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN FIRE...BASS LAKE RD SNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
937 PM PDT WED SEP 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1444 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF
THE REGION ON THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN A VERY
COOL AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS AND A CHANCE FOR
LIGHT PRECIPITATION LINGERING THURSDAY MORNING. CLEARING CONDITIONS
AND A SLOW WARMING TREND WITH LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS
EXPECTED AFTER THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 MPH AFTER
                    2000 PDT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100908.BUCKH.01/HNX