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SPOT FORECAST FOR PIUTE PILES...USFS SQF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1159 PM PDT THU OCT 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1810 PDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN JUST OFF THE COAST
FRIDAY THEN MOVE INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO
THE BURN AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SATURDAY WILL SEE COOLER
CONDITIONS WITH MUCH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A SMALL CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS...THEN DRY AND TRENDING WARMER SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING
                    TO NEAR 7500 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 6-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
                    NEAR 7000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 40-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 48-54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-9 MPH. GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-14 MPH. GUSTS TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES UP 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 3-9
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 6-9 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 8-16
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........EAST 3-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 4-9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 3-7 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 8-16
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........EAST 3-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 4-9 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...ABBY BOLT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.PIUTE.04/HNX