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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI/SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
436 PM PDT SUN SEP 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH OFF THE COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OVER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST
FLOW ALOFT PREVAILING THROUGH THE WEEK. SLIGHT COOLING WILL OCCUR
THROUGH TUESDAY THEN LITTLE CHANGE THE REST OF THE WEEK.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 75-79               TOP 68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 29-33 PERCENT.      TOP 23-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    8-12 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FEET ABOVE BASE OF FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 38-42               TOP 31-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 68-72 PERCENT       TOP 63-67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3-5 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-12 MPH IN THE EVENING TURNING TO
                    WEST 4-6 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 3500 FEET ABOVE BASE OF FIRE...BELOW
                    THE TOP OF THE FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 73-77                TOP 66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 25-29 PERCENT        TOP 19-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET ABOVE BASE OF THE FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

FORECASTER...OCHS
$$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTIAN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100912.SHEEP.01/HNX