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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
437 PM PDT WED SEP 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1522 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...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.

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

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX BASE 67-71           TOP 57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN BASE 32-37 PERCENT   TOP 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...THEN BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST 3-7 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET ABOVE BASE OF FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN BASE 47-51           TOP 38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX BASE 78-83 PERCENT   TOP 68-73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT...THEN
                    BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 2000 FEET ABOVE BASE OF FIRE...
                    BELOW TOP OF FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX BASE 72-76           TOP 65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN BASE 26-31 PERCENT   TOP 24-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH AFTER NOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET ABOVE BASE OF FIRE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100922.SHEEP.01/HNX