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SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1021 AM 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 AND BRING COOLER
THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION TO 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.....45 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 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.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. 20 PERCENT CHANCE
                    OF AN EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 4-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 15-22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A 20 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 12-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...NICKIE WASHINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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