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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
500 PM PDT TUE SEP 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1618 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
MOVE INLAND ON WEDNESDAY ACCOMPANIED BY MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
HIGHER HUMIDITIES. A WARMING TREND WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES CAN BE
EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE.

NOTE...MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS MEASURED FROM THE BASE OF
       THE FIRE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX BASE 65-69           TOP 58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN BASE 30-35 PERCENT   TOP 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...
                    THEN BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH
                    AFTER 1300 PDT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET ABOVE BASE OF THE FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN BASE 25-29           TOP 32-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX BASE 95-100 PERCENT  TOP 90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5-12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT...
                    THEN VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING..SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 3000 FEET ABOVE BASE OF FIRE...
                    BELOW TOP OF FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX BASE 73-77           TOP 69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN BASE 22-27 PERCENT   TOP 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...
                    THEN BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET ABOVE BASE OF FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100921.SHEEP.01/HNX