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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
457 PM PDT SAT SEP 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1612 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND BRING A COOLING TREND TO THE FIRE VICINITY SUNDAY
AND MONDAY THEN LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES INTO MIDWEEK. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE PERIOD. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN TERRAIN INFLUENCED EXCEPT INCREASING OVER
THE CREST BY SUNDAY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES.

.TODAY (SUNDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77-79 BOTTOM...62-64 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-27 PERCENT BOTTOM...20-25 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 3-6 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT (SUNDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-43 BOTTOM...37-39 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT BOTTOM...60-65 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76-78 BOTTOM...61-63 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 27-32 PERCENT BOTTOM...25-30 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20100918.SHEEP.01/HNX