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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH ELEVATION  PILE  PIUTES...SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
958 PM PDT MON OCT 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MAINTAINING
COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER THE
BURN AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGH THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH
WET FUELS LIKELY.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 AT IGNITION...MAX 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7-15 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. 20 PERCENT CHANCE
                    OF AN EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 88-93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 4-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 15-22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A 20 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 46-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 12-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101005.HIGHE.01/HNX