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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH ELEVATION PILES  BONITA...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
649 PM PDT MON OCT 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1815 PDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY AND
WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE THROUGH MIDWEEK. WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE NEXT PRECIPITATION AND
WIND PRODUCING STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY AND LINGER INTO
SATURDAY.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES UP 3-5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-4
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES
DOWN 3-6 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. TEMPERATURES
DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........WEST 8-12 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 10-18 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...KERN RIVER R  D
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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