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SPOT FORECAST FOR PIUTE PILES 2...USFS SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1151 PM PDT WED OCT 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN...AT THE SURFACE
AND ALOFT...WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER AND A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
AND LOWER HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR AS A RESULT. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL DEEPEN OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BRING A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A BETTER CHANCE FRIDAY
NIGHT AS THE TROUGH MOVES INLAND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 7-11 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 56-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 8-13 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    THEN A BETTER CHANCE AFTER SUNSET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7-10 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 12-18 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 MPH BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES DOWN 6-12
DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 20-30 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES UP 2-6 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 3-9
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.

.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES UP 6-12 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 7-17
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........EAST 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 4-8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...ABBY BOLT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.PIUTE.02/HNX