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SPOT FORECAST FOR VC UNIT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
800 PM PST THU NOV 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MAJOR CHANGE TAKING PLACE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY. INCREASING
MOISTURE OVER THE DISTRICT FRIDAY NIGHT COMBINING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL
TROUGH DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56 AT IGNITION...MAX 61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 10 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    INCREASING TO NORTH 10-15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH AFTER 0400 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST 3-8 MPH AFTER 0900 PST...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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