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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
440 PM PDT FRI OCT 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1551 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST. THIS WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE BURN SITE. THE LOWER LEVELS ARE STILL DRY ENOUGH FOR A RISK OF
DRY LIGHTNING THROUGH SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE IN
FROM THE PACIFIC ON SUNDAY AND BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
CONTINUED UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63-66 TOP OF FIRE 75-77 LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-37 PERCENT BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM OF FIRE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH...STRONGER AND GUSTY NEAR ANY
                    THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH...EXCEPT STRONGER
                    AND GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60-62 TOP OF FIRE 73-75 LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38-40 PERCENT BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM OF FIRE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH...STRONGER AND GUSTY NEAR ANY
                    THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-11 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101001.SHEEP.01/HNX