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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH ELEVATION PILES  BONITA...USFS SEQUOIA N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
940 PM PDT SUN OCT 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE
NORTH CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH MONDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDER MAY AFFECT MUCH OF BURN SITE WITH POSSIBLE WETTING RAINS.
THE THREAT OF HEAVIER RAIN WILL SHIFT TOWARDS THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND DESERT TUESDAY AS THE LOW REACHES THE SOUTH
CALIFORNIA COAST THEN MOVES INLAND WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
                    SNOW LEVEL NEAR 9000 FEET. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
                    50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-37 AT IGNITION...MAX 52-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WIND UNTIL 1000 PDT...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH AFTER
                    1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 7-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 900 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 3000
                    FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
                    CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT...BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WIND UNTIL 1000 PDT...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH AFTER
                    1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 11-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 MPH.


.EXTENDED OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY EACH DAY. CHANCE OF
                    A WETTING RAIN AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY.
TEMPERATURE.........COOLING TREND WITH TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES
                    EACH DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........LITTLE CHANGE IN MINIMUM RH EACH DAY.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8-12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...KERN RIVER R  D
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.HIGHE.01/HNX