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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI/SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
441 PM PDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SOME
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AS REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST. THIS WILL KEEP A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH TUESDAY.  LOWER LEVELS ARE STILL DRY AND WILL RESULT
IN A RISK OF DRY LIGHTNING THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE DROP OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND WILL
BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE
REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-68 TOP OF FIRE 77-80 LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-32 PERCENT BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM OF FIRE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 1-3 MPH EXCEPT STRONG AND GUSTY NEAR
                    ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 7-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH...EXCEPT STRONGER AND
                    GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 8-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-68 TOP OF FIRE 77-80 LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM OF FIRE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH...STRONGER AND GUSTY NEAR ANY
                    THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 8-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100930.SHEEP.01/HNX