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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
438 PM PDT TUE SEP 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1543 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL
OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL
COOL SLIGHTLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A COUPLE OF WEAK SYSTEMS CROSS
THE REGION THEN TREND UP A LITTLE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH
PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. AN UPPER LOW WILL
PUSH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BY THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL BRING
ANOTHER COOLING TREND. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN TERRAIN
INFLUENCED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57-61 TOP OF FIRE...71-73 BOTTOM OF FIRE.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH TOP OF FIRE
                    AND UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BOTTOM OF FIRE
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-45 BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM OF FIRE.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 35-40 PERCENT TOP OF FIRE AND 55-60 BOTTOM.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 700 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58-63 TOP OF FIRE...73-77 BOTTOM OF FIRE.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH TOP OF FIRE
                    AND UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BOTTOM OF FIRE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100914.SHEEP.01/HNX