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SPOT FORECAST FOR BASKET PASS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
713 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1920 PST ON DECEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL WEAKEN
AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER CALIFORNIA
OVER THE WEEKEND WITH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MIN 36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    3-7 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 1500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 MPH.

FORECASTER...SANGER

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