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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH ELEVATION  PILE  PIUTES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
731 AM PDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION
THREAT WILL END THIS EVENING AS THE LOW EXITS INTO THE GREAT BASIN.
A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS INTO CALIFORNIA. TEMPERATURES WILL
RETURN TO SEASONABLE LEVELS BY SATURDAY WITH MUCH LOWER HUMIDITIES.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 31-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86-92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...ADAM SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.HIGHE.01/HNX