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SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLARD...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1236 AM PDT TUE OCT 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 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.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-4 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO EAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101005.MALLA.01/HNX