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SPOT FORECAST FOR VIRGINIA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1055 PM PDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF VERY WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY AND
GIVE WAY TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...MAINLY OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE LOW WILL BE OVER THE CALIFORNIA/ARIZONA
BORDER BY TUESDAY WITH JUST A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE
SIERRA.


.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 AT IGNITION...MAX 81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH GUST TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 59-64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH GUST TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...TOMAS GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101015.VIRGI.01/HNX