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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
435 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1542 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTH CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL BRING A SURGE OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL WILL SPREAD INTO THE BURN SITE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
LIMITED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN AN INITIAL RISK OF DRY
LIGHTNING. THE CONVECTIVE THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT
BEFORE THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO MOVE ONSHORE.


.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX BASE 85-89           TOP 74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN BASE 15-17 PERCENT   TOP 10-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN BASE 50-53           TOP 46-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX BASE 40-43 PERCENT   TOP 29-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-5 MPH. BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH
                    AFTER 2000 PDT. ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 900 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX BASE 83-86           TOP 72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN BASE 17-20 PERCENT   TOP 13-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100929.SHEEP.01/HNX