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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI/SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
453 PM PDT THU SEP 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1536 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE BURN AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL SHOW LITTLE CHANGE
THROUGH SATURDAY.  AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING A COOLING TREND
SUNDAY AND AN INCREASE IN RIDGE WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82 BOTTOM...68-72 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1000 TO 3000 FEET AGL...AN
                    INVERSION NEAR 10000 FEET MSL WILL KEEP
                    SMOKE FROM LIFTING HIGHER WITH POOR MIXING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE BUT FAVORING SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 48-53 PERCENT BOTTOM...38-43 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    1-4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 1-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82 BOTTOM...68-72 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1000 TO 3000 FEET AGL...AN
                    INVERSION NEAR 10000 FEET MSL WILL KEEP
                    SMOKE FROM LIFTING HIGHER WITH POOR MIXING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE BUT FAVORING SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH.

.OUTLOOK SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
TEMPERATURES LOWERING 3-5 DEGREES SUNDAY. LITTLE CHANGE IN
HUMIDITIES BOTTOM OF FIRE...INCREASING 5-10 PERCENT TOP OF FIRE.
LITTLE CHANGE THEN FOR MONDAY...SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER TUES.
INCREASING SOUTHWEST RIDGE WINDS SUNDAY SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
MONDAY. ELSEWHERE IT WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN.

FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100916.SHEEP.01/HNX