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SPOT FORECAST FOR PIUTE PILES...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
648 PM PST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE BURN SITE
THIS MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASED WINDS OVER THE RIDGE TOPS.
OTHERWISE...HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN
BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOWER HUMIDITIES AND MILDER
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR VETERANS DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD FROM THE PACIFIC.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.

.VETERANS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 3-5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 9-13
PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE
CHANGE..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 7-11
PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...ABBY BOLT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101110.PIUTE.01/HNX