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SPOT FORECAST FOR CANYON...KERN COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
501 PM PDT SUN SEP 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1632 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OVER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST
FLOW ALOFT PREVAILING THROUGH THE WEEK ACROSS THE BURN AREA. LITTLE
CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY TRENDING IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY.
SLIGHT COOLING WILL OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY THEN LITTLE CHANGE THE REST OF THE
WEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 36-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4-9 MPH THROUGH SUNDOWN THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15-20 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 13-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 54-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 39-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4-9 MPH THROUGH SUNDOWN THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...CAPT  SALCIDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100912.CANYO.01/HNX