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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN FIRE...BASS LAKE RD SNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1150 PM PDT WED SEP 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2314 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE WIND FLOW WILL TURN OFFSHORE THURSDAY AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE GREAT BASIN. THE OFFSHORE FLOW MAY
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WHILE AT THE SAME TIME AN UPPER-LEVEL
RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER CALIFORNIA THURSDAY AND AMPLIFY OVER
MUCH OF THE WEST THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING TREND
WITH LOWER HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING EAST 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-8 MPH AFTER
                    1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST 3-7 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-6 MPH AFTER
                    2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING EAST 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-8 MPH AFTER
                    1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100922.BUCKH.01/HNX