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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH ELEVATION PILES  BONITA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
820 PM PDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS IT
MOVES INLAND. A STRONGER PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND AND BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF WET
WEATHER TO THE BURN AREA BY SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN
MODERATELY HIGH THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES AVERAGING
SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-49 AT IGNITION...MAX 45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53-59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET BY 1300 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78-84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 53-59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET BY 1300 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

.EXTENDED...

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN AND SNOW.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN AND SNOW.

FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...KERN RIVER R  D
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101022.HIGHE.01/HNX