FNUS76 KHNX 201910
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISALIA FLOOD...VISALIA FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1110 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 PST ON DECEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOISTURE LADEN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL BRING
ADDITIONAL RAIN TO THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS TROUGH AS IT MOVES
INLAND WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE WILL BE DRY AS A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE STATE. A
STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A RETURN OF WET WEATHER TO THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
                    THROUGH 6 PM PST AVERAGING ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN
                    INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...JAY MANNING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101220.VISAL.01/HNX