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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...NPS-SEKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
527 PM PDT SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1603 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE DISTRICT WILL
COMIBINE WITH AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE PACIFIC.
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE USETTLE CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE AREA
WITH A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUDERSTORMS INTO MONDAY. WINDS WILL
BE ON THE INCREASE MONDAY ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.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 43-48 PERCENT TOP OF FIRE 38-41 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.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH...EXCEPT STRONGER
                    AND GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 53-58 TOP OF FIRE 64-69 LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40-45 PERCENT TOP OF FIRE 35-38 BOTTOM OF FIRE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH GUST TO 12 MPH TOP OF FIRE...STRONGER
                    AND GUSTY NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12-15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTIAN FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101002.SHEEP.01/HNX