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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1059 PM PDT SUN SEP 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2143 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
THIS WILL PROVIDE WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE BURN AREA. NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL
BE POOR...ESPECIALLY ALONG THERMAL BELTS AND AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE LIGHT AND SURFACE WINDS
WILL BE GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL
APPROACH THE COAST TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK...BRINGING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA CREST ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 8-11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FEET AGL AFTER 1000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL AFTER
                    1900 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 8-11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...CHARLOTTE JORDAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100926.BUCKH.01/HNX